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...first appears as a young boy named John Mellamphy. He lives with his mother in a small village; he has no knowledge of his father, nor does he realize that Mellamphy is not his real surname. Gradually, he comes to understand that his mother possesses something that a number of other people desperately want. It is the codicil to an old, disputed will concerning the immense Huffam estate. The present holder of that property, Sir Perceval Mompesson, wants to obtain the codicil so he can destroy it. But another, mysterious enemy can lay claim to the estate...
...import of oral contraceptives and IUDs was discontinued, and a package of other measures such as birth premiums and reduced taxes for couples with children was introduced. Rumania's mother heroines, as they have been called, responded vigorously. In September 1967 births totaled 63,183, more than triple the number from the previous December. The total number of births in 1967 was nearly twice that in 1966. Newspapers reported instances of three new mothers sharing a single hospital...
Things stayed wrong at AT&T for nine hours last week. Of the 148 million long-distance and 800-number calls placed with the company that day, only 50% got through. Hotels lost bookings. Cars went unrented. The number of calls to the American Airlines reservation system fell two-thirds. Idelman had to send 800 phone workers home for the day; he estimates he lost about $75,000 in sales. All told, the breakdown cost AT&T some $60 million to $75 million in lost revenues. Said AT&T Chairman Robert Allen: "It was the worst nightmare...
...Germans are still in Poland and 200,000 in Rumania. More than a million Poles find themselves inside the Soviet Union. About 1.7 million Hungarians live in Rumania, and a few hundred thousand more in Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. There are 2 million Rumanians in Soviet Moldavia and an unknown number in the Ukraine...
...weak apology, however, I must say that it's been tough to keep up with Murphy's stats this month. In just two weekends of action, the senior has doubled his overall point total--he had 12 points heading into Christmas break and is now the number-four scorer on the team with...