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...plan to take a little church in Alabama, Father, preach the gospel, turn bread into flesh, forgive the sins of Buick dealers, administer communion to suburban housewives...
Earlier in the evening a motorcycle driven by an MIT student collided with a 1975 Buick at the same location. Robert G. Mudge, coordinator of records and communications for the University Police Department, said yesterday "a lot of vehicle accidents" occur at this intersection...
...that, and the $1,000 he now receives for an evening's performance, his life has changed little. His beloved black 1941 Buick sedan and a '65 Dodge Dart are the only family automobiles. "I might like to walk on a little bit nicer rug," he admits. "But if I get caught up in big cars and fancy homes, I'll lose touch with the people. My music is simple honkytonk. It's nothing too eloquent 'cause I'm a simple...
Luxury cars, including Cadillacs, Lincolns and Chrysler New Yorkers, are selling briskly. And now that gasoline prices have leveled off, at least temporarily, some full-size models, among them the $6,500 Buick Electra, are regaining favor with family buyers. But the big winners so far are the fancier compacts and small, sporty cars that promise buyers both economy and plenty of options and pizazz...
...Hara does manage to capture twentieth century culture in this country. He has an artist's eye for detail: clothing, automobiles, popular music, slang--all are carefully described in his books. And it is for a purpose. When an O'Hara character drives a Buick or adopts dated slang, it tells something about his personality and social standing...