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Abroad, Smuts is considered a great world statesman. At home, where Malan edged him from office by a narrow margin in 1948, Smuts is a politician who stands for internationalism and relative liberalism on the race question, while Malan's nationalism and increasingly stern apartheid (race segregation) bring tension nearer the snapping point in a nation one-fifth white and four-fifths black...
Despite the 50% margin rule (i.e., half the purchase price must be cash), many an investor in the current market had paid in full-and then tucked his stock away. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, biggest U.S. brokerage house, reported that for every margin trader on its books today, there are five others who pay in full. Said Managing Partner Winthrop Smith: "In 1929, it was just the other way around...
...biggest primary vote in the state's history, Duff won the nomination for U.S. Senator from Grundy-backed Congressman John C. Kunkel, by a spectacular 2-to-1 majority. More important, he swept in with him (by a comfortable 193,000-vote margin), his politically unimpressive candidate for governor, Superior Court Judge John S. Fine...
Kirkland's margin of victory is the Strains Trophy race was a mere six and one half points, according to final standings released yesterday by Director of Intramural Dolph Samborski. This is the second straight year that the Deacons have won the Trophy...
Power-laden Eli doubles was the main factor in Yale's 11-4 victory over the Crimson tennis team at New Haven yesterday afternoon. The Blue squad held only a 6-4 margin at the end of the singles, but consistent hard serving and smashing swept all five of the doubles. Corey Wynn's freshman squad struck a bright note for the future, though, registering a 5-4 win, also on foreign courts...