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...second period it was Harvard's turn to cash in. Clark narrowed the gap while the Crimson had a man advantage at 4:05 by firing in Smith's pass from 30 feet out. Smith had taken Kevin Burke's rebound to set up Clark...
President Pusey has praised the complex as a means of "bridging the gap between the experimental and the bedside aspects of medicine...
Rather than concentrate only on the negative aspects of the payments problem, the Johnson Administration plans some positive steps to attract foreign funds to the U.S. to balance the outflow of dollars. To narrow the tourist gap-U.S. travelers last year left more than $2 billion abroad v. $1.1 billion spent by foreigners visiting the U.S.-the Government will step up its promotion to lure more travelers from abroad. Among the latest features: $99 bus tickets good for unlimited travel through the nation. To woo more foreign investors, the Administration plans to give them tax breaks on their...
...chairman of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, suggested that the Government induce U.S. businessmen to bring more of their profits home by slashing the current 48% tax rate on such profits to the capital-gains level of 25%. Many bankers feel that the U.S. could best close its payments gap by raising domestic interest rates; such an increase would attract deposits from abroad and slow down the flow of capital from the U.S. to havens of higher interest overseas. But Johnson, an easy-money devotee who often puts domestic needs ahead of foreign considerations, believes that the nation...
...midst of one of Britain's cruelest winters, the Board of Trade last week issued some sorry news: the foreign trade gap worsened in January. The report was doubly disappointing because Britain had expected to improve upon the strong performance that it recorded in December, when exports hit an all-time monthly peak and the trade gap narrowed to $224 million. But January's exports plunged and imports were scarcely reduced by the Labor government's 15% surcharge on most foreign purchases. The gap grew to $272 million...