Word: doored
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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This week U.S. spacemen were, soberly predicting that, with winged Explorer VI opening the door to the second generation of satellites, a shoot at Mars and Venus cannot be too far away...
...overwhelming," said Director Allen Dulles of the Central Intelligence Agency, "that the Soviets intend to use nuclear blackmail as a major weapon to promote their objectives-namely, to spread Communism through out the world." Dulles' rare public statement was read to reporters as he emerged from a closed-door session with 45 U.S. Governors, meeting last week in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Behind the doors Dulles provided some classified details to back up the most serious proposal before the annual Governors' conference: U.S. Governors should take the lead in getting their citizens to build nuclear-fallout bomb shelters...
When the overdressed Pontiac convertible pulled up to the studio gate one morning last week, the guard waved it in without a moment's hesitation. Philippine water-buffalo horns, 30 inches wide, arced away from the radiator; door handles, gearshift and fender ornaments were all pearl-handled Colt six-shooters, and silver-plated rifles were mounted on the trunk lid. Chromed horse heads studded the I dashboard, and the bucket seats were up holstered in the soft white leather of unborn calf. The chunky, grey-thatched driver was dressed to match. Inside the lot, he braked to a stop...
...biggest Japanese automaker, Toyota Motor Co. (fiscal 1959 sales: $159 million), whose Toyopet was once the tinny target of G.I. gibes ("If you strip off the door lining, you can read the beer-can labels"), streamlined Toyopet to resemble in performance and size a compact U.S. car (14⅓ ft. long v. Rambler's 14½ ft.). The four-door, six-passenger Toyopet has a 65-h.p. motor, does more than 30 miles on a gallon of gas, sells for $2,239 at port of entry...
...each weekday, two Cadillacs purr up to the front and rear doors of the modern, lawn-surrounded factory of the Kaynar Corp. in Los Angeles. Brainy, lightly muscled Kenneth Reiner. 43, Kaynar's president, gets out at the rear door. Brawny (5 ft. 8 in.. 165 Ibs.), outgoing Frank Klaus, 44, vice president and treasurer, gets out at the front. Each is careful not to meet the other...