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...Eatin, who almost missed the trip to Williamstown because of an infected leg, scored an unassisted goal after six minutes and 32 seconds of the final period to culminate an uphill fight by the Varsity lacrosse team and provide the margin of victory in a 6 to 5 win over Williams Saturday afternoon...
...stick with it," was the official word on the 10-percent price slash at the store. "Our customers are all pleased that we have followed President Truman's voluntary price reduction program, and the resulting increased volume of sales has more than made up for our diminished profit margin...
...stockmarket has drifted lower & lower, Wall Streeters have hoped that margin requirements would be relaxed. But last week, in the annual report of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, President Allan Sproul came out against lowering present 75% stock margins (75% of the purchase price must be cash...
Wall Streeters, who regard Sproul as one of them, were dismayed to find him backing up FRB Chairman Marriner S. Eccles, whose high-margin policy is cordially hated...
Larry Bell made the most of these facts. As the stockholders met in Niagara Falls, he claimed victory, saying that he held proxies representing 220,000 shares of the 434,789 shares outstanding. The margin was slight. But when the votes were counted it proved to be enough. By reelecting the entire board of directors Larry Bell retained complete control of the company...