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...Anxious to stop Kennedy, Arizona's Symington backers joined forces with Johnson men, sought to gain control of the state's 17-vote delegation and send it to Los Angeles uninstructed and ready, under the unit rule, for a possible swing to Symington. But in a day-long fight at the state convention. Kennedy backers, led by Congressman Stewart Udall, won nine votes, enough to rule the delegation for at least the first ballot. ¶ Oklahoma's stormy Democratic convention unseated Kennedy-suoporting Governor J. Howard Edmondson. 34, as a national-convention delegate, steamrollered on to choose...
...previous mark of 7 ft. 1 in. was set by Russian High Jumper Yuri Stepanov in 1957 while wearing built-up shoes of a type now banned. Thomas already holds the indoor record of 7 ft. 2½ in., but only outdoor jumps gain international recognition...
...hamster. They're a bit perturbed about having to carry a bigger load." When young mice or hamsters are put on a centrifuge, they usually lose considerable weight for three or four days. "Apparently they have trouble digesting their food," says Dr. Wunder. "They level off and gain back their original weight, but they never get as big as ordinary mice...
After Deterding's arrival, Royal Dutch fended off an attempt by Standard to take over the new company. By his skill and daring in finding oil markets, Deterding built Royal Dutch into an integrated operation, invaded country after country in a battle with Jersey Standard. To gain strength, he merged in 1907 with Britain's Shell Transport & Trading Co., Ltd., headed by a Londoner named Marcus Samuel, who had switched from importing to the promising field of oil. The two companies kept their separate identities, but adopted for their common symbol the polished sea shell that Samuel...
Also arrayed against the consumer - the only one who stands to gain by lower prices - is a whole range of forces with vested interests in keeping up prices. Gasoline at the pump is fair game for a nation seeking revenue; out of the average price of 31? per gal. in the U.S., the consumer pays about 10? in taxes. Independents in the U.S. - which produces the world's most costly oil - pressured the Government to impose import quotas to protect them from cheaper foreign oil. Such regulatory groups as the Texas Railroad Commission make a concerted effort to prevent...