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...these mechanical fossils is the antique ignition system. It has a circuit breaker with rapidly moving contact points that change the battery's direct current into a pulsating flow that the induction coil can raise to high voltage. This charge then goes to a distributor that feeds short pulses to the spark plugs at the proper time to ignite the mixture of gasoline and air in the cylinders...
...Beaumont family, which has owned the vineyard since 1670, is wrapping up the final details of a deal that would give co-ownership of Chateau Latour and its annual output of precious claret to Britain's Harvey's of Bristol Ltd. And as a world-girdling distributor of wine and spirits, Harvey's has no intention of sharing its cup with the middlemen of Bordeaux...
With the onset of cooler weather and a new season, television sets reach their biggest sales; the last four months of the year account for 42% of U.S. yearly sales of TV sets by distributor to retailer...
Deep & Lingering. Nearly all the educational stations now operating in the U.S. are affiliates of the Manhattan-based National Educational Television and Radio Center. The center produces shows and acts as a distributor for all the better work that is done in the field. During this past season, in fact, N.E.T. sent out some of the best programs that were seen on television of any kind...
Last January, Bell & Howell, at its own request, became Canon's Canadian and U.S. distributor. In the decade that it took to complete this change of heart, Canon has become one of the world's top camera manufacturers in both quantity and quality. Its sales totaled $19.8 million last year. This year the company expects a 36% gain in sales to $27 million. Half its production will be exported to 90 countries. Wall Streeters might well envy its growth: a $1 investment in Canon in 1949 is now worth...