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In one decade, the number of cars on the roads has doubled (to 6,000,000), though the entire island boasts only 190 miles of expressway. Most Britons earn twice as much as they did in 1949, and they are gambling and betting their lolly at the stupefying rate of...
Back on the Dole. Britain's insecurity has been exacerbated by 14 long months of haggling with the Europeans. Swallowing their pride and reversing centuries-old tradition, the British decided in mid-1961 to cross the Channel and make common cause with the Continent. Then last week, just as...
Seeking Support. In preparation for the Brussels meeting, Ted Heath went to Chequers, Macmillan's ministerial estate, spent hours urging his views on West Germany's visiting Foreign Minister Gerhard Schröder, a considerable sympathizer. Then Heath crossed to the Continent to line up additional support for...
Named for the three-tongued bolt of lightning that sparked from Thor's hammer, the Viggen was designed by Saab (for Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget). Saab currently reaps half its $136 million annual sales from autos, trucks and tractors, but it is also the Continent's biggest privately owned...
With 430 million adherents, Islam remains a poor second in size to Christianity among the world's great religions. But not since the 8th century, when Arab warriors spread Islam across three continents at the point of the scimitar, has there been anything to compare with the current Moslem...