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...problem he's had, however, is a flare up of a hip injury which cut short his junior year of cross country. Because of it, he has not been able to work out too much the last two weeks. "I'm trying to regain some of my confidence now. I'd feel a lot better if I'd won the Heps...
Strikes may seem to be the last thing that the U.S. needs when it is struggling to regain price stability and social peace, but it was by wielding that blunt weapon that labor won its largest gains in the past. It is ironic that blue collar workers are suspicious of today's social disruptions; labor often created the disturbances of yesteryear, and they helped the workingman to come a long way from the bad old days. As late as 1900, seven-year-old boys worked in the mines of Pennsylvania, and girls of six helped run the mills...
...even a surge of inflation, could stall the effort. In their negotiations to enter the Common Market, however, Britain, Norway, Denmark and Ireland have accepted the concept of economic and monetary union. Europeans are increasingly convinced, says Triffin, that this may be the only way for them "to regain monetary sovereignty already lost...
Maybe it's a sense of blind hope that allows observers to expect his return. Or a feeling that Pottetti simply can't break from running at this point. The short time necessary for him to regain conditioning feeds these hopes...
Despite his youth, Vesco often acts -and talks-like a figure from the early days of American capitalism. He sees his role at I.O.S. as helping the floundering financial combine regain the good graces of financial institutions and lenders. "It's our job to launder the deal," he says. In accepting Vesco's aid, I.O.S. announced that the loan-along with Cornfeld's return to the I.O.S. executive committee-"paves the way for an early revitalization of the company's affairs." That may be quite a challenge. I.O.S.'s sales force has shrunk...