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AUTO SALES should almost equal and perhaps exceed last year. Detroit's estimates span from 10 million sales forecast by American Motors Chairman Roy Chapin to as many as 11 million foreseen by retiring General Motors Chairman James Roche. Car manufacturers agree that sales of imported cars will be held to last year's 1.5 million, ending a nine-year rise. Reason: although imported cars will also benefit from the removal of the excise tax, the currency shifts will result in the prices of U.S.-made small cars being closely competitive. If total sales do in fact rise...
Part of the reason for American's turn-around is the cost-cutting drive of Chairman Roy D. Chapin Jr. Major savings resulted from his decision to forgo styling and engineering changes in 1972 models. Six of the company's lower-priced 1971 models were dropped, a move that pares its present line to a more profitable 15 models. As a result, American's operating budget has remained at its 1969 level, while sales have risen 50% since then...
...Still, Chapin is convinced that he can steer American out of its troubles. For the moment, he seems to be making progress...
...Saturday morning, ABC has produced a half-hour Sunday show called Make a Wish. Its visual effects are the best of any of the junior programs: fast cuts, flashy graphics and clever manipulation of sight and sound. Each program is limited to two subjects and is hosted by Tom Chapin, a personable, hairy chap wearing an embroidered work shirt and bellbottoms, who sings nicely and plays a good guitar. Last week's première segment dealt with the words bull and fly. The visuals ran rapidly through the various kinds of "bull"-bullfrog, bully, Bull Moose Party, rodeo...
...course, with a pool of 1400 you do get a few, at least slightly unusual occupations. Richard Chapin grew up to assume the unenviable job of college president (at Emerson). Larrick H. Glendening manufactures and freezes bacterial cultures for food fermentation. And Richard le Ray Borden, Chief of the Pamphlets Staff of the U. S. Information Agency, deserves attention for his brief biographical note...