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...spending also means that inflation, which dogged the U.S. throughout 1957, will still be present in 1958. The defense speedup may well take up all the deflationary slack in the U.S. economy, and push on from there. While missiles do not require the mountainous raw materials of tanks and planes, they need more and higher-paid skills, on an ever-spreading base. In turn, this means more money in the pockets of consumers for more autos, more appliances, more luxuries of all kinds...
Sophomores such as Konrad Ulbrich, Jim Perilman, and Gary Pildner also turned in encouraging performances and are expected to take up much of the slack of last year's graduation losses...
Velvet tapered slacks are doing the legwork for the season, with black, red and cobalt blue the leading colors. Also popular are wool, cordoroy, cotton and dacron, and even silk fabrics in slack and toreador pants. Tweeds, stripes, and patterns complete with solids for space on the sportswear racks in the Boston area stores...
When the driving rains limited the effectiveness of the Crimson's passing attack, the hard-running Yardling backfield took up the slack in the offense. Moving well despite the slippery field the Yardling backs tallied twice in the second quarter. Fullback Steve Cohen plowed 30 yards for one score and Haughie ran 24 for another. Cohen converted the placement attempt after the third touchdown of the half...
Much is hoped for from the second-line Crimson runners today. Dave Donaldson, French Anderson, Wes Hildreth, and Jim Schlaeppi have all been improving steadily in recent weeks, and coach Bill McCurdy is expecting them to take up any slack resulting from the ailments of his top five...