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Harvard fell behind, 10-3, in the first two minutes, then burst into a 14-1 spurt which placed the team in the lead to stay. Often waiting 30 seconds or more to take a shot, the cagers worked the ball around the perimeter until they could find someone--usually Fleming--inside for a lay-up. Twice the lead expanded to 17 points, until the Elis began whittling it down in the second half...
Other automakers would be better off. The conversion to small models would bring forth a prolonged spurt in capital investment by the manufacturers and their suppliers for tools, dies, entire new plants. Eventually sales would surge because drivers would feel an increasing need to switch to gas-saving cars. As demand rose, particularly for the most economical vehicles, prices would ride up. Concludes Detroit Auto Analyst Arvid Jouppi: "We are awfully close to the $10,000 small...
After an 8-2 Harvard burst--six poured in by Fleming--Wagner came up with an identical spurt of its own to keep the Seahawk lead at eight. Both teams then developed cold shooting hands...
...economics all but stripped away the bureaucracy that had controlled and coddled the U.S. air travel industry for 40 years. Generally, the skies were opened to many new carriers, and operators were given unprecedented freedom to change routes, flight schedules and even their fares. Result after twelve months: a spurt of competition that has brought benefits for travelers as well as some headaches, but that may be cut short by new financial woes afflicting the industry...
Rutgers used a 24-point second half spurt to win the Battle of New Jersey, 38-14, at Princeton. Dave Dorn scored two touchdowns and the Scarlet Knights amassed 254 yards on the ground as they upped their record...