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DETROIT: In spite of the continuing bad economic news, General Motors reported that its $6.9 billion in profits made 1995 the best year ever for the company. The company earned a record $1.9 billion in the fourth quarter alone. "This an organizational success, but not a sales success," reports TIME's William McWhirter. "GM cut sales and manufacturing costs and pruned its operation to the point where chairman Jack Smith even lost his private dining room. But the company's sales are down in the car division, and only their truck division continues to do well." Expect just the opposite...
...spite of Secretary of State Warren Christopher's claims of being apolitical, his address yesterday at the Kennedy School of Government was not without conspicuous partisan overtones...
...spite of Harvard's loss to Army, the Crimson is still working hard and confident of its upcoming battles in the Ancient Eight. Its Ivy League season starts on February...
...spite of the group's formation, it is unclear whether there still remains enough time to halt the planned construction...
Harvard dispatched Franklin and Marshall handily Friday, winning the meet by a score of 25-14. The team rose to the challenge in spite of injuries to several key wrestlers...