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...grey, blitz-battered part of London, between the Thames and St. Paul's Cathedral, is a rubble-littered hole where a 14-story office building will soon rise. Since that part of London stands on many layers of history, Archaeologist William Grimes of the London Museum got permission to dig a trench to see what lay deeper down...
...than they did only a few short weeks ago. Auto dealers reported that their stocks of new cars were down to 402,000, about 11% below a month ago, and the lowest level in more than a year and a half. Last year at this time a wave of "blitz" selling swept the auto industry as dealers frantically tried to clear out their 1953 stocks. This year no blitz selling has yet appeared. To get ready for the tough competition ahead, Studebaker cut prices on its 1955 models...
Most dealers blame overproduction for their troubles, chiefly because of the race between Ford and Chevrolet for first place. Others blame dealers themselves for the wild & woolly sales blitz last fall to clear out 1953 stocks to make room for new models. The result: customers got the idea that they could almost name their price, and they are still trying to do it. Old-line dealers think that the trouble is due to lack of sales savvy on the part of new dealers...
Coventry Cathedral, smashed by the Nazis in the blitz of 1940, will rise from its ashes. Last week Britain's Ministry of Works granted a rebuilding license, thereby overruling the utilitarian objections of Coventry's city council. The council had argued that Coventry needs more schools, homes and health centers before men and materials can be spared for church building. But Sir David Eccles wrote to its lord mayor: "Can we be sure that a cathedral would be so useless? Is it always right to prefer things seen to things unseen . . . ? The echo of bombs which destroyed your...
...Blitz Selling. Most of the old hands were still in good shape; they went after customers and clinched deals with old-fashioned selling. Packard dealers were making door-to-door calls to line up prospects. The Ford Motor Co. put on a nationwide campaign of "blitz sales." In Seattle, Ford Dealer William 0. McKay advertised that he had to sell 131 cars in 48 hours. The inference was that he would make a good deal, and customers nocked to his showrooms. Without benefit of discounts or special deals, McKay easily sold the cars. In Denver, Ford Dealer Richard Whitfield...