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PHILADFLPHIA-Last spring, a lot of people thought this game should be played in Japan A group of American businessmen living in Tokyo offered to fly the Harvard and Penn teams to the Orient for a showdown in the Mirage Bowl. But this scheme did not appeal to the Ivy League presidents, who vetoed the idea on the grounds that it violated the schools academic principles...
...refusing to grant immediate pay hikes two weeks ago, Chrysler Corp. had almost dared its workers to strike. A walkout could easily bankrupt the sputtering company, but Chairman Lee lacocca was gambling that the rank and file would not take that risk. When the showdown ballot came last week, lacocca won his bet, at least temporarily. By a tally of 70% to 30%, the workers voted to stay on the job and postpone negotiations on a new contract until January. That strategy had been pushed by United Automobile Workers President Douglas Fraser, who reasoned that an improved U.S. economy...
...year ago the Harvard Holy Cross foot ball game was hardly a prime candidate for coverage by one of the major television net works The two teams were members of the NCAA's prestigious Division I-A and their showdown did not represent one of big-time football's hottest contests...
Among the 33 Senate, 435 House and 36 Governors' races, some stand out because they offer a showdown on national issues, colorful personalities or hints of the national mood. Herewith a sampler of the more interesting races that contribute to the texture and flavor of the season...
...crease in Bond's Savile Row trousers. Next summer, though, the pride of Her Majesty's Secret Service will have some worthy competition: himself. In a schizophrenically satisfying conflict, the 14th and 15th episodes of the most popular series in movie history will be set for a showdown of two big stars. One film, Octopussy, stars Roger Moore, assaying Bond for the sixth time. The other, Never Say Never Again, returns Sean Connery to the character he originated 20 years ago in Dr. No but has not played since Diamonds Are Forever in 1971. Bondolators can rub their...