Word: turnabout
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Backing down, Foreign Minister Bohuslav Chňoupek lamely announced that Prague was of course observing the Helsinki agreement and would continue to do so. Radio, television and the press abruptly ended their denunciations of the chartists. Explaining the turnabout, the party newspaper Rudé Právo declared that the nation had been temporarily "distracted" by a mere handful of "reactionaries" but that the time had come again to go on to "further successes in the building of socialism...
...turnabout in Columbia basketball was by no means fortuitous. It began some three years ago when dour, reserved head coach Jack Rohan stepped down in favor of Penders, who had developed a reputation as a "rebuilding expert" while coaching in Connecticut. After winning only four games against twenty losses during Penders' rookie season, the Lions are 14-4 this year. With no seniors on the team, Columbia is 6-0 in Ivy League competition and is also ensconced in first place in the N.J.-N.Y. "7" after dispatching Rutgers, Manhattan, and Fordham. In addition, the Lions won their first tournament...
...turnabout from last season's patchwork offense should come from a clearer understanding of the part each player is expected to play. "I think we know what our roles are going to be this year," says Irion. "We're more together. I don't know if that wins games, but it certainly helps...
...this, however, is where our story takes on a sad conclusion, for despite this recent turnabout, Brown has fallen just short of the ultimate--the Ivy title...
...provisions in its income statement for bad loans; total loss estimates could reach $300 million for 1976. Until the bank starts to put more faith in its chances for repayment and starts actually collecting on its questionable loans, Wall Streeters are likely to remain skeptical about talk of a turnabout...