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...grave misgivings. Writing in The Public Interest, Robert A. Nisbet, a sociologist at the University of California, states the problem: "The university is the institution that is, by its delicate balance of function, authority and liberty, and its normal absence of power, the least able of all institutions to withstand the fury of revolutionary force and violence...
Something Basic. The business was founded by Levi Strauss, a Bavarian peddler who followed the gold rush to California in 1850. He saw a demand for trousers strong enough to withstand the rigors of mining. Using bolts of tent canvas, he devised what quickly came to be known around San Francisco as "those pants of Levi's." Over the years, denim replaced canvas, and Levi's acquired their distinctive indigo-blue color and low-slung design. Strauss, a bachelor, died in 1902, leaving the company to four nephews...
...Barlev Line," named for Chief of Staff Haim Barlev. It consists of multistory bunkers equipped with electric lights and even television and roofed with a "secret" material (possibly a combination of timber, sand and steel rails ripped up from the trans-Sinai railway line), which the Israelis claim can withstand a direct hit from a 130-mm. shell-one reason why their casualties were so light. If the shelling continues, the Israelis warned last week, they have no intention of sitting tight forever in their bunkers. One obvious target for reprisal: Port Said, out of range of Israel...
...have reduced their share of the market in heavy rails, tinplate and foundry iron, in which they would otherwise clearly hold a monopolistic position. Significantly, Japan's four other major steel firms showed no real opposition to the merger. "The other steel companies have become strong enough to withstand any kind of competition," explained Hosai Hyuga, president of Sumitomo Metal Industries. Indeed, some competitors are counting on the trend to concentration in steel to help bring an end to the wild price fluctuations that have kept profits at a low 2% to 3% in recent years...
Juniors Royce Shaw and Keith Colburn have worked all week to maintain form despite persistent ailments. Shaw coasted to an easy second place behind Jim Baker in last year's meet. Unless Yale's Steve Bittner can withstand a fast early pace, the Californian should outdistance the field in the one-mile with ease this year. Jim Enscoe and Tom Spengler both stand excellent chances of placing behind Shaw...