Word: cars
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Carrying de-imperialization to his White House staff, Carter barred his senior aides from using Government limousines except for official business. On Carter's orders, twelve leased Chrysler sedans and eight other vehicles were removed from the White House fleet, which is now down to 36 cars for a staff of 485. Henceforth, outside working hours, staffers will have to depend on cabs or their own cars. When someone later asked Powell if he would install a phone in his private car, he drawled, "You're talking about a phone in my 1966 Volkswagen? It couldn...
...first victims of the new policy was National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was refused a car to take him to the Press Club dinner despite his plea that it was official business. Finally, he drove his own car and arrived half an hour late because he had trouble finding a parking place. Carter's limousine policy will save the Government only $12,000 a year in car-rental fees, but was a potent token of his determination to trim needless expenses and run a down-to-earth Administration. In a similar vein, the President is considering getting...
...snowmobilers along busy, narrow roads, through woods and across ditches, quickly took its toll. A light covering of snow was soon worn away by early starters. Coarse, rutted ditches caused spills; unexpected rocks forced some sleds to veer into guardrails and trees. One driver was hit by a car; ten others got lost on a lake. At day's end only 172 contestants remained in the race...
...trail became a successive range of steep moguls. In the drifting snow, the racers bobbed and weaved, plunging from view only to emerge again and fly across a farmer's driveway or a roadside culvert. Occasionally they would tear onto the shoulder of the road, skimming around a car or truck before hurtling back into the ditch. Driving a 450-lb. snowmobile at high speed on rough terrain is like riding a brahma bull-an exercise in keen judgment and balance. As Driver Al Bergquist, an Illinois farmer in his saner moments, told TIME Correspondent Dick Woodbury...
...makes what might loosely be called her acting debut. She moves through her role with an unfailingly cheerful, nose-crinkling smile but with almost none of the slick exuberance and sensuality of her musical performances. Occasionally, when the script calls for her to ride somewhere in a plane or car, the camera dwells on the passing snowscapes and Gladys...