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...businessmen, who like nothing more than getting together at trade conventions, recently have been getting together in another way. They have embarked on the greatest merger spree in history. In the past few months, by stock swap or outright purchase, Nash and Hudson became American Motors, Hilton Hotels took over the Statler chain, Mathieson Chemical and Olin Industries combined. Still more big mergers are in the making throughout industry. Packard and Studebaker stockholders vote this week on consolidating. Bethlehem Steel is talking merger with Youngstown Sheet & Tube, and Textron is working on a three-way merger with American Woolen...
...fifth inning, however, the Crimson went ahead for the last time, with Ned Felton coming in to bat, and pitch, for Kessler, who now earns credit for both the nine's league wins. Felton's single, followed by an error which allowed Bill Chauncey to reach base started the spree...
...room dressing-down, La Salle Coach Ken Loeffler gave Gola & Co. new tactics: switch from man-to-man defense to a zone defense. The switch worked wonders. Bradley, which had been sinking 37% of its shots, suddenly could not find the range. Meanwhile, Gola & Co. went on a scoring spree-30 points in ten minutes-and won by an easy...
...This Lunacy." As the five victims of the shooting spree convalesced in hospitals, authorities in Puerto Rico and on the mainland moved swiftly to prevent further bloodshed and to squelch the Nationalist Party. Soon after the shooting, Commonwealth Governor Luis Munoz Marin was in Washington to express to President Eisenhower the shocked "indignation" of his people for "this savage and unbelievable lunacy." On his return to San Juan, he ordered police to round up leaders of the Nationalists, Communists and other parties of violence...
Snacks has scored 299 points in the Crimson's 15 contests, including a 30 point spree in the Navy game Saturday. He also leads the varsity with 150 rebounds. Supporting him at the other forward will be Bill Dennis with over a 14 point average and 121 rebounds. Captain Ed Krinsky and Ed Condon at the guard posts, and Dick Manning at center will also start for the Crimson...