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Symbol v. Symbol. Chevrolet Dealer McKay and Lawyer Morse were never meant to be friends. McKay slogged his way up through Oregon's G.O.P. ranks, from mayor of Salem to the state senate to governor. Morse, propelled by his erratic genius, soared to position virtually independent of party. He served with distinction as dean of the University of Oregon Law School, later entered upon a glittering career under Franklin Roosevelt, first as chairman of the Railway Emergency Board, then as a member of the War Labor Board. In 1944 he ran for the U.S. Senate from Oregon...
...little box" filled to overflowing with bundles of boodle for political pals. Even last year, when Adhemar (as all Brazilians call him) was running for the presidency, he faced a charge that, while governor from 1947 to 1951 he had passed out 3,000,000 cruzeiros' worth of Chevrolet cars and trucks to his churns. Through it all, though, Adhemar treated such charges with good-natured indifference. "You people believe I'm a thief," he said in a speech. "You're right. I'm a thief. But I steal only for you, for the people...
Behind the new court decision were the unmistakable signs of fancy footwork-and knifework-by Adhemar's foes. The Sáo Paulo prosecuting attorney had to look long and hard to find a legal device for reopening the Chevrolet case, but find it he did. In his earlier acquittal, Adhe-mar had been tried for diverting automobiles to his personal profit. No mention, the prosecutor ruled, was made of five trucks that were also part of the deal. Accordingly, the 28-man court (complete with nine new members appointed in recent months by Adhemar's archrival, Governor...
Auto radiomakers are turning to transistors because they eliminate the bulky tubes, perishable vibrators, rectifiers and tube sockets. Transistorized radios are now standard on Chevrolet's Corvette, optional on the Chrysler and Imperial, and are likely to be standard in most cars...
...typical day the President himself, accompanied by one adviser, rode to a restaurant in a stock-model Chevrolet, ordered a businessman's lunch of black beans and pork. Habitually hatless for the past 25 years, he wore one of the four Homburgs he bought in London during his preinauguration trip. "Nobody will recognize me with a hat on," he explained. Nobody...