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...mission, in fact, had served the Foreign Minister the cheapest available honey, as I explained to him. He immediately wanted to know the price, which he thought was high, and then the cost of other goods--better honey, shirts, Manhattan apartments. As Dobrynin and I answered his questions, Gromyko expressed surprise at the expense of each item. He had never visited American stores and knew barely anything of the costs or real standard of living...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America the Baffling: How the Soviets See It | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

...tiny Yugoslavian vehicle, whose name plate reflects its nationality and horsepower, will appeal to frugal American car buyers. Next spring Bricklin will begin importing 35,000 Yugos into the U.S. The four-passenger, front-wheel-drive auto will carry a $3,990 sticker price that will make it the cheapest new car on the U.S. market. Says Bricklin, 45, a New York City businessman who introduced the first Japanese Subaru to the U.S. in 1968 but crashed during the mid-1970s when he built a gull-winged sports car that bore his name: "The Yugo will be like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Imports: One More for the Road | 10/15/1984 | See Source »

Harvard hopes to take advantage of market forces. Administrators believe that the cheapest and most economical way to handle the computer boom is to let students decide for themselves how much computer use they want and are willing to play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Slipping Into the Computer Age | 9/22/1984 | See Source »

Despite the wide and often confusing array, each machine is geared toward a specific market, Sonnie says. The Macintosh, the cheapest model available through the University, boasts excellent graphics capabilities and is very easy to use. Its memory, however, is limited as is the available software. The computer, which features the "mouse" pointer, is appeared especially for users who do a lot of writing, but it falls short in science and engineering related capabilities, Sonnie says. Humanities and social science students and faculty would benefit most from the Macintosh, he adds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Slipping Into the Computer Age | 9/22/1984 | See Source »

...salesmanship with a little bunkum. "We Aim to Illustrate Honestly and Correctly Every Article," Sears stated around the turn of the century. But that did not stop the company from claiming that its goods were "celebrated," "of the finest quality," "thoroughly high grade" not to mention "cheapest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's Wish Book | 8/20/1984 | See Source »

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