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...plunge made Wall Street veterans grab for their rip cords. "I've never seen a stock fall that far, that fast," said Barry Bryant, a retail analyst at Drexel Burnham Lambert. "This is a decline that leaves you gasping." Only a month ago Gap Inc., owner of the Gap, GapKids and the Banana Republic clothing chains, had been one of the stock market's highest flyers. But from an August peak of 77 7/8, the stock sank to 37 early last week, down 52%. That included a 10 1/4-point drop last Monday alone...
...primary recipient of Yohe's by-now patentedscamble-left-scramble-right-throw-left passes wassenior wideout Brian Barringer, who caught sevenpasses for 112 yards and the game-winningtouchdown. Harvard tight end Kent Lucas also had abig day (three catches for 45 yards, including anear-miraculous TD grab...
Yohe's final TD pass was also his prettiest.With the ball sitting on the Northeastern 27, Yohefaded back left and found Barringer streakingleft-to-right towards the endzone. The junior QBled his receiver perfectly, and Barringer made anoutstanding one-handed grab to give Harvard a27-17 lead...
...final scene is Patricia's, a diner a couple of blocks from campus. Next door is the Holiday Inn, in front of which disgruntled workers are picketing, trying to win a contract. In the busy diner, students grab a quick brunch before heading for the Yale-Brown football game, and New Haven residents sit at the counter warming up with a cup of coffee...
...corporate arena in which Japan's huge bankroll is prompting intense jitters is the U.S. financial-services industry. Tokyo's largest banks and investment firms, which already eclipse American companies like Citicorp (assets: $196 billion) and Merrill Lynch ($53 billion), openly aim to grab a large share of the U.S. financial marketplace. They have established a major beachhead in California, where four of the top ten banks are now Japanese owned: California First Bank, Sanwa Bank, Bank of California and Sumitomo Bank of California. On Wall Street, Japan's Sumitomo Bank shelled out $500 million for a 12.5% share...