Word: carred
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Green Power. Addressing a steelworkers' convention in Atlantic City, A. Philip Randolph, pioneering civil rights leader and president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, indicted black power as a philosophy "based upon the assumption of salvation through racial isolation." Moreover, he warned Negro leaders to "take great care against overheating the ghettos" lest they precipitate "a race war in this nation which could become catastrophic...
...Vancouver, an alpine cable car whisks diners to a restaurant 3,700 ft. up the side of Grouse Mountain, overlooking the lights of the busiest harbor on the entire West Coast and a forest of apartment towers on English Bay that give the city the look of a northern Rio. Downtown, the old waterfront is getting a face lift, and the commercial center a cluster of towers, one of which would be ideal for the Bank of British Columbia that Bennett promises...
...Recent legislation requiring Federal safety standards will not become mandatory until the 1968 model-year, but Detroit is trying to be ahead of the Government. In almost all '67 models, dual brakes, collapsible steering columns, four-way flashers and extra padding are standard. Even beyond these, most new cars feature safety items that are either standard or optional. >General Motors cars have plastic caps over window-crank handles to soften the gouging action of metal under impact. Pontiac is introducing windshield wipers that, when not in use, retract into the engine cowl to allow the driver unobstructed vision. Many...
Despite the stress on safety, styling has not been forgotten. Among brand-new cars, Chevrolet offers the Camaro, a copy of Ford's successful Mustang. Lincoln-Mercury's Cougar has a front like a Thunderbird and a rear like the Mustang. Next week Cadillac will display the Eldorado, a front-wheel-drive sports car with Caddy configuration and the innards of Oldsmobile's Toronado...
Later, Pontiac expects to put out its own new sporty car. It was originally dubbed the Banshee, but then someone had the bright idea of looking up the meaning of the word. The definition read: "In Gaelic folklore, a supernatural being whose wailing was supposed to foretell a death." Back to the christening font for that...