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Wagering on any horse race is a generally poor way to stay solvent, and betting on the Kentucky Derby can be sheer folly. The colts are young, and inclined to be spooky. The Derby is their first try at the 1¼-mile distance, and no one can know how they will last it. The field is crowded: there are 13 eligibles for this weekend's Derby. Indeed, the Derby sometimes bears closer resemblance to a free-for-all than a racing classic, with favorites getting jostled out of contention and outsiders grabbing the rail to win. None...
...small amount of solvent exploded and blew open the door of a processing cell at the AEC's Oak Ridge laboratory. About one-fiftieth of an ounce of plutonium was scattered into the air. Last week the AEC reported on what it took to tidy up this minor atomic mishap...
...fear of Cuba's Fidel Castro, Trujillo has spent $50 million abroad for arms, including French tanks and Mystere jet fighters, and his usually solvent budget is under strain. Vice President Joaquin Balaguer admits that commercial credits against next year's sugar crop are high (reportedly $40 million). Two prime sources: the local branches of The Royal Bank of Canada and The Bank of Nova Scotia. The cost of living, long stable, jumped 20% from July to October...
...Eliot delivered the Norton lectures, and plans were made for a new set of Russian bells for the Lowell House tower. The Lampoon, tottering on the financial brink, opened up a cafe, and the next year was reported (in the CRIMSON) to have been "bought out" by the more solvent, although nearly ad-less newspaper...
Redhead. Musicomedienne Gwen Verdon is loaded with talent and gallantly spends it all to keep this ne'er-do-well musical whodunit solvent...