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...recent weeks, rumors have been circulating that Cub owner Phil Wrigley would fire Durocher and hire either Ernie Banks or former Giant star Whitey Lockman. Last season the Cubs stipped to a tie for third place in the National League east with an 83-79 record...
Overdone but Real. The pessimism seemed as much an overreaction as was the market's record rise the day after President Nixon announced his wage-price freeze. Wall Street's expectations clearly had become unrealistic: a few days ago, for example, Chicago's Wrigley Co. reported a 20% rise in third-quarter profits; its stock promptly dropped 30 points, to 132, because investors had been counting on an even greater earnings increase...
...Buying Respect. The women's work ethic also applies to middle-income families. In Houston, Mrs. Marjorie Wrigley, 31, took a secretarial job a year ago to supplement her husband's $11,000 annual income as a supervisor for an oil-equipment firm. Even though more than half of her $7,000-a-year salary goes for the care of their two children and other work-related expenses, the second paycheck has helped. "It seemed that our arguments always centered on how our money should be spent," Mrs. Wrigley says. "With more coming in, we give each other...
...What is the name of the stop on the "L" transit in Chicago if you want to see the game at Wrigley...
...leading manufacturers are considering still another change. Chicago's Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., the largest chewing-gum maker, is one of the few producers to have kept the price of its basic five-stick pack at a nickel. Market analysts predict that the company will soon raise its prices, perhaps shifting to an eight-stick pack for a dime. On the strength of such forecasts, Wrigley's stock one day last week jumped more than nine points...