Word: auto
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...courted "a string of widows," in his spare time turned out (1952) the lusty, lengthy (two volumes, 1,731 pp., 840,000 words) novel, Sironia, Texas, which told in raw, unselective detail everything that happened in 20 years to some 30 major characters; of a heart attack in his auto after completing his thrice-weekly, mile-long jog around the Municipal Stadium track; in Waco, Texas...
...nation's basic industries were setting a fast pace. Pulp and paper manufacturers reported their August production at 104% of rated capacity; steelmakers were behind in their orders, and auto sales were outstripping last year's banner records. Investors in Ontario's Blind River area were getting ready to enjoy a return from some $200 million of risk capital; a dozen new uranium mines were scheduled for production this year. In the West, farmers were hauling in record crops of oats and barley, and harvesting another good wheat crop. Farm cash income for the first six months...
...model cars was announced by Ford, the week before it was scheduled to show its new line to the public. Average increase: some $70 a car, or just about enough to cover costs of materials and labor. Ford's action was the tipoff to 1957 prices. While every auto make will probably hike prices slightly, no one can afford too high a boost, especially in the low-price field, where everyone expects a ruggedly competitive battle. Even with the increases, 1957's auto buyer will get more for his money. Cars will be longer, lower, more powerful. Chevrolet...
Game Refuge. In West Warwick, R.I., John Ondrasek Jr. drove his wife out of the house with a shoe, chased her into a neighbor's yard where she crawled under a car, drummed on the auto's fender with the shoe to Hush her out, recalled too late that the neighbor, who collared him for local police, was a state trooper...
BIGGEST CAR DEAL in history will be closed by Hertz Corp. and local affiliates. For $33 million, nation's biggest auto rental outfit will buy 15,600 new 1957 models, 75% of them sedans (Chevrolets, Fords, Plymouths, Oldsmobiles, Buicks, Cadillacs), the rest convertibles, sports cars (probably Thunderbirds) and station wagons...