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Traffic Jam. All these cars will descend on a market in which there is such a traffic jam of nameplates and models that many a customer is already confused enough. The customer now has 17 standard-sized cars to pick from, most of them with such a welter of models, motors, options and accessories that it is possible to buy a Chevrolet in more than 100,000 different combinations. And compacts are available in 89 models produced under eleven nameplates. Only the small foreign car has not been burgeoning; since the U.S. compacts were introduced, sales of foreign cars have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: The Arabian Bazaar | 3/24/1961 | See Source »

...inverted the structure of the Miracle Play, placing the emphasis on the pagans and the thieves, giving the Christians at most a tenth of the lines. And before and after the beheading, torture, crucifixion, or any other horrific maltreatment of the Christian Crusaders, Bodel has a sweetly smiling Angel descend to the stage to tell them about the better life to which they are, forthwith, going...

Author: By Allan Katz, | Title: Le Jeu de Saint Nicolas | 3/4/1961 | See Source »

...grandfather." Speechless, for once in his long and voluble career, Copeland turned to the headmaster and demanded why he had not been informed that there was a Lodge in the audience. The headmaster, possibly encouraged by Cabot's bold example, replied dryly that he had not expected Copey to descend to such a personal attack...

Author: By Mary ELLEN Gale, | Title: Lodge at Harvard: Loyal Conservation 'Who Knew Just What He Wanted to Do. | 11/4/1960 | See Source »

...Those who advance the possibility of engine trouble having caused the vehicle to descend, and only thus make it vulnerable, are kidding themselves and doing the country a disservice. The fact is that our own Hercules has destroyed a target at 100,000 ft. and we have no reason or excuse for assuming that the Russians can do less...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DEFENSE: Shots from the Hip | 10/17/1960 | See Source »

...Satellite Rulers Descend on New York...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: KHRUSHCHEV'S ROGUES' GALLERY | 9/26/1960 | See Source »

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