Word: carred
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Miami-bound jet the afternoon of the murder and at the bar. But the Coke bottle never turned up, a palm print of Powers found in Mossler's kitchen could have been days old, and a bloody handprint on Mossler's body was unidentifiable. The white car, found at the airport, was bloodless; neighbors could testify only that it looked "similar" to the getaway car...
...Mossler handyman who said that he had seen the financier cavorting half naked with three youths; 2) an insurance agent who owned a white convertible, and had once lived with Mossler; 3) police testimony that Interior Decorator Fred Weissel, an alleged homosexual and owner of a white car, had been questioned after he was found beaten and bloody six miles from the scene on the night of the murder. In his melodramatic, five-hour summation, Foreman thundered that a "cabal" was out to get the defendants, strongly implied that the police were shielding Weissel. The all-male jury...
...year. The first ten days of March seem brighter: though G.M. sales were down slightly from last year's rate, Ford Motor's Ford Division was up 20% to an alltime high for that period, and statisticians estimate that the industry as a whole sold 244,000 cars, up almost 5% from last year. On the other hand, dealers are complaining in several cities, notably Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. Says Chicago's biggest Ford dealer, Jim Moran (TIME cover, March 24, 1961): "Car business in this town...
Cooled by the Draft. The stock market's shakes have undoubtedly caused some people to postpone buying. Tight money has made it a bit harder for low-wage earners, job hoppers and other risky borrowers to get car loans. The military draft is cooling sales in the youth market. This has hurt sales of the souped-up, big-engine models that youngsters fancy-and it has markedly reduced the popularity of the four-on-the-floor shift...
Even if some sales are sluggish, the industry's income is rising because, as G.M. President James Roche says, buyers are continuing to demand "more car per car." Of the 1966 cars, 30% are sold with air conditioning, 39% with power brakes and 69% with power steering. Even more than last year, the fastest sellers are the luxury and sporty cars that are loaded with up to $800 worth of extras; slowest-moving are the stripped-down utilitarian models that offer only basic transportation. Intermediate-sized cars are the hit of the season, up from...