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Through the Bears narrowed Harvard’s lead to just one goal with 1:30 left in the game, their offensive spurt was not enough to topple the Crimson’s defense, which had been strong all night...
...into goal. Twenty seconds later, Garcia stole the ball and drove it back to Engineer territory. With help from junior Alessandro Lazzarini, Garcia drove the ball into the net, tying up the game and swinging the momentum in Harvard’s favor. Freshman David Tune continued the offensive spurt with a goal, putting Harvard on top for the first time since the beginning of the game...
Skeptics, though, believe that the growth spurt will be temporary. They point out that much of the GNP rise in August and September came from brisk car sales, which jumped ahead because of special low-interest loans offered by the auto companies. After those deals expired, car sales dropped 14.6% in October. Overall consumer spending fell .9% that month, the sharpest decline in 25 years. Unless retailers have a big Christmas, GNP growth may falter again in the fourth quarter. COMPANIES Breaking Up Is Harder...
Nonetheless, experts are taking a close look at every aspect of air travel. The growth of traffic since the advent of airline deregulation has created some concerns about overcrowding in the sky. Because of the spurt of new U.S.-based carriers, about 30,000 flights land or take off in the U.S. each day, an increase of more than 10% from seven years ago. The new airlines provide a bewildering array of commuter, regional, national and international transport, and have filled air ports and airlanes with planes of all sizes...
...York Stock Exchange, officials tried to pinpoint exactly when Pennzoil's shares started on their unearthly ascent. Said N.Y.S.E. Vice President Richard Torrenzano: "We noticed greater activity both in terms of price and volume by late morning on Tuesday." In Houston, Liedtke first learned of the stock spurt when he received a call in his office atop Pennzoil Place. Said he: "I could only guess that there had been some kind of leak by Texaco about the offer they were going to make." Liedtke later sent a cable to the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington asking the agency...