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After Minutemen reliever John Toffey walked Steffan Wilson and Schuyler Mann—the only two batters he faced—to open the frame, Chris Mackey dropped down a sacrifice bunt to put runners on the corners...
There was no mystery about the recent selloff. Basically, Wall Street does not believe that Congress will reduce the budget by enough to make up for the huge tax cuts it passed in July. Said H. James Toffey, a managing director of First Boston Corp.: "Wall Street was always scared of tax cuts without commensurate spending cuts." The Administration's budget slashing efforts were nowhere near deep enough to meet its goal of a $42.5 billion federal deficit for fiscal 1982, or to make possible a balanced budget by 1984, as Reagan promised. Because the Government would have...
...doughboys lying in the straw and manure inside. Another shell tore open the black soil near by. Four bundles of feathers fluttered from the hen house down to the ground. "If all they get is chickens, we've got a good day ahead," 'said Toffey. Three more explosions within 25 yards shook the house and stable. A wide-eyed replacement raised his head from the floor and gasped: "Them's bombs...
Back of the command post Colonel Toffey still sat on a tin bucket talking over the radio. "All right, Benny, all right," he said to Lieut. Benny Reece, one of the advanced unit commanders. "We're doing what we can. Don't get excited. Got many casualties? We'll try to get litter bearers up as soon as possible." Several Spitfires chased two German fighter-bombers which had just raided the beach. "The bastards," snorted Toffey...
...German high-velocity gun began slinging shells our way again. Toffey stood in the stable door watching the shells land about 100 yards away. "We'll get some artillery on those Krauts if we locate them," he said. He looked to his left and saw Sergeant James Clements with his shirt off and lathering his face. "Look," said Toffey, "Clements picks this quiet time to shave." He grinned tiredly, and took the radio receiver. "Look, Benny," he said, "don't get excited. We just killed you some Krauts and we'll kill you some more as soon...