Word: cars
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...lower-income bracket, and we purchased our Renault for economy. For those who object to the small car, my husband is 6 ft. tall, weighs 175 Ibs. and has plenty of room; our two children prefer it to their grandfather's cars (Buick and a Cadillac). A large number of Americans don't want an overinflated Detroit Leviathan-just economical transportation...
Many of the cars were scooped up by dealers anxious to cash in on the sudden rise in the popularity of small foreign cars, whose chromeless lines are a far cry from Detroit's behemoths. But retail sales also zipped along at supermarket speed. Jaguar sold its entire yearly production of 2,100 of its new XK 150 ($5,000) and the six-month production of its Mark VIII sedan, decided on the spot that it will be able to sell 12,000 cars in the U.S. next year instead of the projected 7,500. West Germany...
Solitaire. In Niagara, Wis., Marshal Joe Rousse, driving the village squad car, crashed into another car at an intersection, arrested himself for failing to yield the right of way, went to a justice of the peace, testified against himself, paid a $25 fine...
Magnet. In Chicago, Car Thief James Reynolds led police on a wild chase that ended when he smashed into two police cars in front of the city's central police building...
Full Stop. In Milwaukee, Virgil Martell, 33, waited impatiently at an intersection for a light to change, finally stepped from his car, picked up a stone and, with major-league accuracy, shattered the red glass...