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Dartmouth ran its victory skein to 12 with a 19-3 win over previously unbeaten Penn. Once again, the Indians played a poor first half. But Dartmouth scored 16 points in the last two periods to put down an audacious Quaker squad...
Running almost effortlessly, Penn swept the first six places, and 11 of the first 13 to snap Harvard's eight-meet winning skein and hand the Crimson its worst defeat in coach Bill McCurdy's tenure...
...been longer than one cares to remember since Harvard has been a decided underdog in a cross-country meet. But when coach Bill McCurdy brings seven men and an eight-meet unbeaten skein to New York's Van Cortlandt Park at 3 p.m. today, the Crimson will have to run far above its ability if it hopes to catch what may be the best Penn squad ever assembled...
Texas Democrat Patman, an old populist foe of both banks and railroads, called the case "a classic example of the use of corporate power for personal profit." If correct, the charges expose a skein of cozy deals and conflicting interests, and raise questions about the legality of some borrowing and the betrayal of fiduciary trust. The report singled out the activities of David C. Bevan, Penn Central's deposed chief financial officer, and Charles J. Hodge, a former partner in the Manhattan investment banking house of Glore. Forgan (now merged to become F.I. duPont, Glore, Forgan...
...Tibet, where she rules as queen but is not permitted to eat. She cries of "orders that must be obeyed" and "a system that is accusing me of an infinite crime." She resists even spoonfeeding. Her analyst, Blanche (Margarita Lo-zano), patiently unravels the girl's deep, snarled skein of emotions...