Word: electroal
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...vanities of North Shore existence are exposed by the horrified savage-action painting and splintered Christianity, electro-dodecaphonic music and beat poetry, capri pants and cocktail parties. The peasant-savage finally flees to the jungle, having become a no-nonsense savage in the crucible of crumbling society. The girl follows on the wings of love: "Now my unquiet heart is at ease," she sings. "Nothing remains but ourselves and the trees." They seal their defection with a kiss-as native bearers carry the appliances of the fat life into their cave...
Before long, when the phone rings, you won't know whether somebody-or something-is calling. The something will be Electro...
...Electro-com is a 15-in. by 15-in. by 12-in., 45-lb. invasion of privacy that works by itself day after day, reading phone numbers from a punched tape, dialing them, and trilling "Hello!" It then goes on to say: "This is a recording. What television program are you watching? When you hear the tone, please give the name of the program and it will be automatically recorded. Thank you and goodbye...
...Electro-com's message, of course, can be a pitch for anything from a political candidate to a bottle of mouthwash, though the tiny monster's promoter, 22-year-old Jeff Schottenstein of Los Angeles, wants to eschew the hard sell for fear that "the Public Utilities Commission will declare us a public menace." TWA has tested the device for confirming reservations. Another Electro-com prospect: Allstate Insurance (to remind people that their policies are about to expire...
...just installed a revolutionary innovation on its high-traffic Vincennes-Neuilly line: cars that run along the tracks on pneumatic tires. The result of ten years of experiments commissioned by the Métro, the new system was developed jointly by tiremaker Michelin, automaker Renault and the Compagnie Electro-Mécanique. Eventually it will be used along the entire 160-mile length...