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...worried about making up the points, McCurdy could have consulted his tri-captain, Joe Salvo. The senior sprinter, returning from injuries that sidelined him the first half of the campaign, appeared in top form as he won the 60-yd. dash, helping to pick up the slack...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Tracksters Upset Huskies, 71-65 | 1/14/1980 | See Source »

...back production and lay-off people quickly and to cut prices only very gradually. Why? Because their costs keep going up. Why do their costs keep going up? Because wages (and also raw material prices) Keep going up. Why do wages keep going up with increased unemployment, slack labor markets? That is where the mystery lies...

Author: By Compiled SUSAN Chira, Amy B. Mcintosh, and Richard Strasser., S | Title: The Dismal Science? | 1/7/1980 | See Source »

Veterans Rvan Lamppa, Noel Seidmore and Peter Johnson provide considerable depth McCurdy can rely on them to pick up the slack when he needs to use his all American trio in other events...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Bruin Thinclads Invade ITT As Crimson Begins Campaign | 12/1/1979 | See Source »

...spite of the depth we have this year in the lower weights, we will need the latecomers to pull up the slack of the 177 and 190: without them we will just be giving away too many points," Lee said earlier this week...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: Talented Wrestling Squad Scrambles to Fill Gaps | 11/30/1979 | See Source »

...freshmen seem able to pick up whatever leadership slack left by the exodus of upperclassmen from the squad. Walsh noted that the "the freshmen are leaders; they're not waiting for upperclassmen to lead them...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Swimmers Face New Season | 11/28/1979 | See Source »

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