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...bumper crop of freshmen is the product of the highest rate of acceptance in the past 20 years. This year's candidates flooded the Admissions Office with acceptances at the unheard of rate of 84 per cent--a full five per cent jump over...
...Boston newspapers was eye-catching enough : illustrated by a drawing of Paul Revere and his horse caught in bumper-to-bumper auto traffic, it called for development of a modern rapid transit system to reduce the flow of cars into congested downtown Boston. But what really caught Boston's eye was the name of the man who paid for the ad: dynamic Robert M. Jenney, 43, whose 150-year-old Jenney Manufacturing Co. makes its money selling gasoline at 600 service stations throughout New England. Harvardman ('41) Jenney concedes that his appeal runs against his company...
...Power Look. The Avanti, says Designer Loewy, "looks power." Its sloping, grill-less hood bears only single, recessed headlights, a single bar bumper, and a low-slung air scoop. Its high, rounded rump tucks under at the bottom like that of a rabbit in full flight and the waist of the car is slightly indented in Coke-bottle fashion-a design feature previously used only on supersonic jet fighters. Inside, reflecting Egbert's love of flying, the Avanti resembles a plush airplane with instruments set in neat, easy-to-reach groups, has two bucket seats in front...
...they got off to a funning start in Where the Boys Are, then made a clattering success of The Honeymoon Machine. Now they have imparted their talent for the trivial to a dogface farce that may not fracture any funny bones, but manages at least to pile up a bumper crop of nuts on the usual Pacific island...
...introduce the Centurion, General Motors' long-awaited answer to Ford's Thunderbird. Slightly bigger than the Thunderbird (116-in. wheelbase v. the T-bird's 113) and probably more expensive, Centurion will feature "fastback" styling, a gentle, slightly concave curve from the roofline to the rear bumper...