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...reason may be genuine environmental concern. Ford's new chairman, William Clay Ford Jr., an avid fly fisherman and vegetarian, has vowed to make the company a better corporate citizen. Stung by attacks on his new Excursion--a 12.5-m.p.g. guzzler dubbed "Ford Valdez" by critics--he has expressed fears that auto companies could be scorned like tobacco companies if they don't clean up their act. Similarly, GM has sought to position itself as the greenest car company, beginning in 1996 when it launched the nation's first modern, mass-produced electric car, the EV-1. But both companies...
...over for the first U.S. astronaut program. An old Soviet satellite is about to crash to earth, threatening humanity; since Frank built the technology the Russkies swiped, his expertise is needed. He insists on going up to fix the damn thing and taking his pals along for a senior-citizen road trip to outer space. The Over the Moon Gang rides again, in an alter-kocker Armageddon...
...John took a very, very great interest in community relations," said Jane Corlette, an associate vice president who worked with Shattuck. "He had three kids in Cambridge public schools. He became a very concerned citizen...
Conversely, Herbert Hoover was a gleamingly successful citizen right up until the fall of 1929, when his reputation followed the economy downward in a disastrous spiral...
...fellow psychiatrists as an alarmist quack, but I think he's still got some explaining to do. I would like to know why anyone would feel the need to scare the living daylights out of an entire country where one would be hard-pressed to locate a single citizen who doesn't know someone taking one of the aforementioned drugs. Perhaps a few (say, seven or so) simultaneous doses of Paxil would calm him down...