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Harvard scored the third run of the inning on a fielder's choice. Dick Manchester's long fly to center ended the scoring spree, at least momentarily...
West Germany's problems were largely the result of a spending spree on the part of both consumers and government that sent the cost of living soaring. By clamping down on capital expenditures and tightening money, the government was able to nip inflation-and by the end of 1967, the economy was stabilized. During the first two months of this year, production was up about 5.5%. In March, crude-steel output hit an alltime high of 3.6 million tons. Domestic auto sales have been slower to recover, but carmakers predict an increase of 12% this year. Even the staid...
...freeze to attention any time an upperclassman barges into their room. They live in fear of humorless student commanders, who rule their daily lives. This month two cadets were expelled and one suspended when the cadet brigade commander learned that they had returned to campus after a drinking spree and sprayed each other with a fire extinguisher-a prank that would have drawn little more than tolerant laughs at most other schools. Even so, PMC has turned soft, complains Senior Cadet James W. McConnell, president of the student council. "When we came here as freshmen it was much better...
...along with the rest of the credit-card industry. With annual billings of $700 million, it stands behind American Express (over $1 billion) and ahead of third-ranking Carte Blanche ($135 million) among so-called "travel and entertainment" card systems. Also stepping up the nation's credit-card spree are banking institutions, led by California's Bank of America, whose highly successful BankAmericard enjoys annual billings of $458.9 million. For all the competition, the Diners' Club achieved profits during fiscal 1967 of $2,500,000, a 21% increase over the previous year. With its cards now honored...
...British also joined in the shopping spree-for quite a different reason. Devaluation has the effect of raising the cost of imports by almost 17%, and most Britons figure that price increases will soon spread from food and industrial raw materials to other segments of their economy. Moreover, many consumers anticipate that the government will soon raise purchase taxes and tighten restrictions on credit buying. Thus the British spending rush concentrated on carpets, furniture, appliances, and television sets as well as soft goods...