Word: cars
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Edens, returning by train, reached 10 Downing Street at 2 p.m. The Queen followed by car, arrived at Buckingham Palace at 5:20 p.m. Twenty minutes before. Eden had confronted his hurriedly assembled Cabinet ministers. Briefly and curtly, toying with a pencil in his fluttering fingers. Sir Anthony explained that his doctors declared his health was giving them cause for concern. There were very difficult times ahead, and he felt it his duty to say forthwith that his health was not good enough to sustain him through these tasks. The formal visit to Buckingham Palace followed...
RAILROADS The Devil & Dan'l Webster On a preinaugural demonstration of his new, light, low-gravity-center train, New Haven President George Alpert last week savored the unaccustomed compliments of 225 guests, mostly newsmen, along for the ride. The Dan'l Webster, a nine-car, $1,500,000 train, powered by low-slung diesel locomotives fore and aft, was noticeably smoother and quieter than standard equipment though it cost only $1,650 per seat v. $2,850 for the conventional type. As the train from Boston rolled into the outskirts of Manhattan, it was right on time...
...CAR FAMILIES this year number about 14% of U.S. car-owning population, up from 3% to 5% in 1948. Detroit estimates total may jump to as much as 25% of car owners within a decade...
...Faina's goal is as American as apple pie, though it may seem as unlikely in cartel-minded, low-wage Italy as pie in the sky. Says President Faina: "I want every workingman to have 100 shares of Montecatini, a home of his own, a car. a refrigerator and television in his living room. It can be done, and we're going...
...Parking Miser. A parking meter that automatically flips its flag to "Expired" as soon as a car moves out was put on sale by the Traffic Master Co., Culver City, Calif. In a twelve-day test on two San Francisco streets, the device, which is operated by a photoelectric cell buried in the parking space, increased parking revenues 39.6% since the next car could not use unexpired time. Price: around $37.50, plus $10 for installation...