Word: net
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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With results of the rope-climb, net-descent, 100 yard dash, and obstacle course already turned in, head coach Mikkola is waiting only for the cross country race before tabulating the final scores and awarding prizes to the first nine...
...Dave Blumberg's new song, "I Was Raised to the Tune of the Telegraph Key" or "Shoot the Loco' to me Koko." This little ditty should prove popular with all who are interested in Transportation (alias the glorification of the R.R.'s). Therefore, a conservative estimate places the net circulation of the new ballad at approximately...
Still Sliding. Best example was rails. The carriers have set new freight-passenger records month after month this year-but profits have continued to slide. Southern Pacific's net slumped to $23,034,139 v. $42,550,951 in the first six months last year. Baltimore & Ohio did little better, with $12,067,993 v. $21,813,380. Pennsylvania was a standout among the big roads: profits rose to $51,869,894 v. $43,454,103. These gloomy half-year figures amply buttressed the Interstate Commerce Commission estimate that the net profits of all Class-1 railroads this year...
...Steel, which had a bad fourth quarter last year, made a lusty comeback, reporting a net profit of $32,382,533 for the first six months compared to last year's $31,086,053. But it did this by shipping more steel than in any first half-year in its history. Bethlehem Steel kept pace with Big Steel, netting $13,166,381 v. $12,842,000. But the smallish Pittsburgh Steel Co. provided the market-shocker. Its fat profit of $1,021,524 of last year turned into a dismal loss of $72,901 this year...
Dorson has accepted a position at Michigan State College, where he will teach English and English Literature. Douropulos has been working out with the net squad since the beginning of the summer term and has already taken over his new duties. He has had previous experience as a tennis mentor, having coached at Penn State for some time before his arrival at Harvard...