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Even if Transrapid is not awarded the casino-express contract, maglev technology is already on its way to the U.S. Magnetic Transit of America, a subsidiary of West Germany's Daimler-Benz, broke ground in downtown Las Vegas last January for a slower-speed -- 50 m.p.h. -- maglev urban-transit system. Completion of the initial 1.3-mile segment of the Las Vegas People Mover is planned for 1991 -- perhaps a good year for dating the beginning of the maglev...
Even those who do not see new trends in studentactivism say that every movement fluctuates inpopularity. "The [divestment] movement has itsebbs and flows," says Dorothee E. Benz '87, adivestment activist. "It comes and goes, and itwill probably come again...
Though divestment activists were disappointed by the composition of the committee, they hope that it will decide in favor of divestment. "Even though I am a little skeptical about the purpose and membership of the committee, it can do some good," said HRAAA Executive Director Dorothee E. Benz '87. "Who knows? Maybe they will even make the decision finally to divest...
...most serious blows against Schafer came from the testimony of Baar, a onetime member of the colony's inner circle who escaped in 1984, leaving behind nine children. Baar decried his former colleague as a paranoid dictator who rode around the compound in a bulletproof Mercedes-Benz carrying weapons and ammunition...
...offer: a free flight from the U.S. to West Germany. The catch: you have to buy a Mercedes-Benz. For the first time in its history, Daimler-Benz is resorting to an American-style gimmick to sell its luxury cars in the U.S. Because of the falling value of the dollar, the starting price in the U.S. for the smallest Mercedes, the 190 E 2.3, has risen by 32% over the past three years, to $29,000. As a result, U.S. sales have stalled, and the company has had to abandon its traditional take-it-or-leave-it attitude. Customers...