Word: cars
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...like hitting a home run without touching first base." If an autopsy had been ordered soon after the accident, it might have determined such facts as what time Miss Kopechne died and whether she had suffered a concussion that prevented her from trying to get out of the car. The Edgartown medical examiner, Dr. Donald Mills, who ruled out the autopsy initially, says that Dinis agreed on the telephone, as late as the day Mary Jo was buried, "that in view of the clear-cut evidence of drowning, no real need for an autopsy existed...
Blessed Rhythm. Transamerica is one of the country's fastest-growing conglomerates. Its holdings include such diverse companies as United Artists, Trans-International Airlines and Budget Rent-a-Car. It needs a new building where it can consolidate all its operations and provide room for anticipated expansion. The location chosen-just across the street from its beautifully restored turn-of-the-century headquarters building and right at the edge of San Francisco's financial district-is most convenient to the company's operations. But many San Franciscans, including city planners and just plain residents, strongly oppose...
...Frequently they involve nothing more fundamental than radiator grilles or other ornaments. The big Ford and Mercury models follow the same pattern. What few changes there are cater to the public's new taste for long hoods and truncated rear decks. For example, Chevrolet's lone new car, the Monte Carlo two-door sedan, measures 6 ft. from grille to windshield...
...FORD put its entry, the Maverick, on sale last April (although the company labels it a 1970 car). Sales are already past 100,000, and the Maverick is breaking the records set by Mustang. With a wheelbase of 103 in., the six-cylinder Maverick is priced at $1,995. An even smaller car, named the Phoenix, is on Ford's drawing boards and could be introduced late next year...
...AMERICAN MOTORS will make its bid for the economy market this month. The all-new Hornet replaces the aging Rambler. The Hornet has a wheelbase of 108 in., which makes it the biggest of the small cars. Although its price had not been announced as of last week, the car will be offered with such options as a V-8 engine and a vinyl top, which could make it one of the most expensive compacts. Early next year, American will roll out the Gremlin, which is basically a Hornet with 10 in. lopped off the back...