Word: bigger
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Sense of Urgency." As Army Chief of Staff from 1955 to 1959, Taylor fought unsuccessfully for a bigger and better-equipped Army, finally quit in frustration, and poured his theories into an outspoken book he called The Uncertain Trumpet. As a sort of casual afterthought, Taylor admitted in his book that his program would call for a budget of from $50 billion to $55 billion a year, a sum that invoked scoffing laughter in Congress. But the book caught the eye of Senator Kennedy, who contributed a blurb for the publisher: "This volume is characterized by an unmistakable honesty, clarity...
...Ford. Flat grilles have a forward thrust, and the round taillights and metal trim are reminiscent of earlier Ford models. Falcon, the best-selling compact of the year, will have a rakier look, achieved by a simulated air scoop in the center of the hood, a raised, squared hood, bigger grille and taillights, and altered metal trim. Added to the Falcon line: a station wagon with simulated-wood side paneling...
...Buick's compact Special will be available as a convertible and also with a new V-6 cast-iron engine as well as the current aluminum V8; the Six's price will drop to compete with other compacts, and it, too, will lose its pointy look. The bigger Buick, newly squared, will come in a hardtop convertible model for the first time. Cadillac will have no radical new figure, except that its tailfins will be clipped somewhat, straightening out the sharp look in the rear...
...good cop, there to protect you, not to arrest you." Mauldin is given unusual leeway in his work; the paper has never asked him to come out for or against anyone. On the other hand, says Lasch, "there have never been any serious disagreements. Mauldin does not consider himself bigger than the Post-Dispatch...
Airline costs have increased at jet speed. Interest payments on the lines' big jet debt topped $43 million last year. Maintenance costs have jumped 47% in the past three years, and the airlines must also pay higher rents and landing fees for the bigger planes at newly built jet terminals. Labor bills alone have doubled in the past decade. It costs $30,000 to train a captain for jets, and he now earns an average of $28,000 yearly v. $15,000 on yesterday's piston planes...