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Industrial capitalism gives no meaning to work; factories are hierarchical and not democratically administered. One of the demands in last year's auto strike was that a group of men be allowed to construct an entire car together instead of each having to tighten one bolt on an assembly line. Only 21 per cent of steelworkers interviewed in a study for the book said they would keep the same job if they could start all over. Such people are coming to see little future for their children. Mike Dombrowski is the third generation of his family to work...
Leaving a bicycle unwatched anywhere near the Square is begging trouble. Local bike thieves, who prefer fancy 10-speed models, use bolt cutters to slice any chain light enough to carry. Provided you loop the chain around both wheels and the frame, a heavy chain is a good precaution...
...unhinged the Democratic Party in 1968, has made it clear to friends that he is ready to try again in '72, and a formal announcement is expected from him early this fall. Lines between Washington and New York hummed with rumors that Mayor John Lindsay would soon bolt the Republican Party, of which he is only a nominal member, and make a run for the Democratic presidential nomination...
Golf has always had its share of distinctive, larger-than-life personalities: Terrible Tommy Bolt, the late Champagne Tony Lema, Daiquiri Doug Sanders. None of them, though, ever had Trevino's mix of fun and finesse?or his earthy, egalitarian appeal. A country-club Cantinflas, he will stick his tongue out at an errant shot, coax in a putt with a burlesque-queen bump or break into an impromptu toreador waltz with an attacking bee. Lee's Fleas delight in his wisecracks (Flea: "Nice shot!" Lee: "What did you expect from the U.S. Open champion?ground balls?"). They love...
Until 1960, when a few artists began to move into its lofts, SoHo was entirely given to light industry -twine manufacturers, nut-and-bolt shops, metal platers, rag wholesalers, lumberyards and dealers in new and used cardboard boxes. The floor rent was low; ten years ago, 3,500 sq. ft. cost $75 a month. But because SoHo was strictly zoned for light industry, nobody could legally live there...