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Whatever the reason for the strong Christmas sales performance, it can only please economists, who have been counting on consumer buying to keep the recovery rolling, and who were mildly worried by a flattening out of retail sales last fall after a strong spurt in spring and early summer. It is true that sales comparisons are distorted by the fact that the 1974 Christmas season was a disaster; discounted for inflation, this year's holiday volume may not have matched and at any rate did not exceed 1973's. All the same, many retailers will be stocking...
...first half opened with both teams playing steady controlled basketball. The lead changed hands several times before the Crimson built up a 30-24 edge with 4:31 to go. Pivotman Brian Banks (12 points) and forward Cy Booker (10 points) hit several key jump shots during the spurt, but the Fordham offense came to life before the end of the half, trimming the Harvard lead...
However, Fitzsimmons warned that figures may fluctuate, citing a sudden spurt in Radcliffe applicants that took place in late December...
Notwithstanding his present spurt. Carter is a long shot for the nomination, though he has become a strong candidate for the vice-presidential slot. In a Gallup poll released on Oct. 26, 35% of the Democrats picked Senator Edward Kennedy as their preferred candidate, followed by Wallace (14%), Senator Hubert Humphrey (13%), Senator Henry Jackson (8%) and Senator Edmund Muskie (5%). Carter is lumped in with the "all others...
Again it was a Crimson lapse at the start of the second half that put the game out of reach. Earnie Seibert sandwiched a basket and a free throw around potential All-American Chris Sease's 20-foot jumper to lead a 7-1 spurt at the outset of the half, and give the Orangemen a 44-30 lead and a comfortable cushion to coast...