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This season's crop of recruits boasts an abundance of talent and height, giving Harvard the "tallest team we've ever had," according to Delaney Smith. The reason for the sudden growth spurt lies in 6-ft., 2-in. freshmen Melinda Nelson and Sandra Springer. "They are extremely talented with unlimited potential," Delaney Smith said. "They will dominate in the center position at some point, hopefully during their freshman season...
Crimson junior Hartung gave an early spurt to the game, scoring first against Hughey with 13:39 left in the first period. "This game was a good release for me," Hartung said. "I felt like I got everything together today...
...experts generally agree that people are wise to lock in longterm profits by selling investments that have already increased greatly in value. But taxpayers might be foolish to dump an investment that is in the middle of a growth spurt. Future profits might be worth far more than the tax advantage gained by selling them now, notes Wallace Turner, a New York City broker for the investment firm of Smith Barney. Says he: "Our culture has put such value on tax breaks that even the savviest investors wonder whether they should dump their best-performing stocks." Wall Streeters hope that...
Experts expect that the housing spurt will continue at least through the end of 1986. The National Association of Realtors predicts that new-home sales will reach 735,000 this year, up from 688,000 in 1985. But that level depends largely on interest rates remaining close to their current level. Many consumers fear that these rates are too good to last. Says George Pierce, a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker in Oak Brook, Ill.: "People are saying, 'I may never see this again. Now is the time to make my move...
...anticipated U.S. growth spurt may be delayed for several months while / the economy absorbs the oil-patch troubles. The beleaguered economies of Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, which account for 10% of total U.S. goods and services, are large enough to create a drag on the rest of the country. Major American oil companies have made billions of dollars in budget cutbacks, and that will at least temporarily offset the increased spending by other firms preparing for the good times ahead...