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...against lackluster Penn on Saturday, that induced Crimson coach Alex Nahigian to use his best hurler, Bill Larson, this afternoon. Larson, 3-1, leads the club in just about every pitching category, and although his strikeouts (13) are nothing like Lundgren's, he doesn't have a three-week slump to worry about, either...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: An Opener, A Show | 4/17/1981 | See Source »

Allard's production has compensated for shortstop Brad Bauer's semi-slump. Bauer's average still nests around .350 but his run production has tailed off since coming north. With the graduation of sluggers Mark Bingham and, Charlie Santos-Buch, the pressure of knocking in runs has been unfairly placed on the sophomore shortstop. Not that he can't handle it, but he just shouldn't have to go it alone. Allard's rejuvenation and the hitting of first baseman Vinnie Martelli have helped...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: An Opener, A Show | 4/17/1981 | See Source »

Contrary to what Hollings has claimed on the Senate floor, the military does not need more troops. The Pentagon reported significant increases in recruitment for 1980 after a slight slump in 1979. As a spokesman for the Army said recently, "With the amount of money we have, we could not handle more people. What we need are people with certain skills...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hollings's Red Herring | 4/15/1981 | See Source »

...cents giving and receiving ends military muscle Arab-Israeli conflict Deng Xiaoping a reshuffle of command oaths and indoctrinations radical ideology 13 percent cut important legitimacy Don't exaggerate anti-Vietnam united front not about to leave neutralized grand gesture capital spending on the skids US recession Germany's slump Deutsche Bank fight inflation tobacco and alcoholic beverages oil revenues bank profits pep up hoteliers pomp and pegeantry Wedgwood Royal Doulton Ulster Weaving Company Lloyds of London petroleum Fao crossfire sabotaged oil revenue transit fees paper packaging newsprint 1.5 billion dollars capital spending about 1 per cent 400 million dollars...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Love, Death and Taxes | 3/30/1981 | See Source »

...been for all too long, the news out of Detroit last week was not good. General Motors announced a recall of 6.4 million cars, the second largest call-back in history, to fix defective axle bolts. Big Three auto sales continued to slump, falling 23.7% during the middle ten days of February. Chrysler got another $400 million in federally guaranteed loans but had to write checks for $350 million to unpaid suppliers. The company also announced the size of its 1980 loss, which, as expected, was the largest ever suffered by a U.S. corporation; at $1.7 billion, it was appreciably...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mapping the Defense of Detroit | 3/9/1981 | See Source »

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