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Last week a Senate subcommittee heard a plea by Agriculture Under Secretary J. Phil Campbell that Congress put off action until his department worked out a reform plan for the grain trade. But several lawmakers have already proposed remedies. Iowa's Clark, among others, has called for creation of a semi-independent grain-inspection agency that would have strong enforcement powers and be less exposed to "possible economic or political pressures or administrative indifference...
...near-flawless fielding and clutch hitting. A relentless belligerence earned him his nickname and triggered some of baseball's most violent brouhahas, notably a game-stopping 1953 free-for-all at Busch Stadium that began when Courtney, then playing for the old St. Louis Browns, spiked Yankee Shortstop Phil Rizzuto while trying to stretch a single. "There's the meanest man I ever met," said his Browns teammate Satchel Paige. "I'm glad he's on my side...
...academic specimens around here who wear ties and sit behind desks, or infest libraries, or say 'No Comment' just don't make for exciting copy. Kearns is emotional and plaintive, Goodwin is garrulous and familiar, and Glikes is intense and a little self-righteous. They all call me Phil, they all love to go off-the-record and whine about the other characters in this story, no matter how minor, and they all have an axe to grind. And they're all trying to manipulate me by pretending to be utterly candid...
...Bullets. In toppling the defending champion Boston Celtics on its way into the finals, Washington left no doubt why it has the best record in the league: overwhelming strength up front with Center Wes Unseld and Forward Elvin Hayes, and a brilliant backcourt in shifty Playmaker Kevin Porter and Phil Chenier. The Warriors will counter with Rick Barry, the league's second-leading scorer, and a crew of fleet young players including Rookie of the Year Keith Wilkes. They will need all the speed they can muster, plus a sensational performance from Barry, to wear down Washington...
...preseason prognostications, the Chicago Cubs were the only team in the National League East given no chance whatsoever to top the division. How could they? In a frenzy of house cleaning after the disappointing fifth-place 1973 season, exasperated Owner Phil Wrigley had traded away his strongest players like so many bubble-gum cards: slugging Third Baseman Ron Santo, All-Star Second Baseman Glenn Beckert and the team's longtime pitching ace, Ferguson Jenkins. Result: the Cubs toppled into last place in 1974. Wrigley's response: last winter he unloaded lifetime .296 Hitter Billy Williams to the Oakland...