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Neither Ford nor Chrysler will be coming out this spring with a totally new line to match the GM J-cars, but both companies are introducing sporty versions of existing front-wheel-drive subcompacts. Ford has launched its first two-seater models since the 1957 Thunderbird: the Ford EXP and the Mercury LN7. The cars are smartly designed versions of the successful Ford Escort and Mercury Lynx, which were introduced last fall. Though they have a Government fuel-economy rating of 29 m.p.g. in city driving, the anemic performance of their 1.6-liter engine is hardly up to sports...
...Table II FEDERAL SUPPORT OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Expenditures (millions) est. % of exp. rec'd. 1968 1969 1970 recipients by lowest actual est. est. 1970 income quartile (thousands) (estimated) Undergraduate support: Office of Education Educ. Oppor. grants $103 $128 $135 309 63% Work-study 112 137 148 344 67% NDEA loans 182 186 164 338 31% Insured loans 27 49 119 850 14% subtotal, Off. of Ed. $390 $462 $530 1,841 Veterans Administration 323 425 482 627 13% Social Security Admin. 306 368 392 413 NA Defense 17 18 20 15 NA Other 24 29 30 48 NA Totalundergraduate...
...late 1950s tested some 20,000 compounds. One of the compounds based on the adamantane molecule showed promise, not only for animals but also for humans. In 1959 two Du Pont chemists rejiggered the molecular structure of adamantane a bit and developed a new compound, known as EXP-105-1. Scientists then began running tests on 6,000 mice a week, spraying their noses to fill their lungs with fatal doses of viruses. The compound raised the mice's resistance...
Help Wanted. In Johnson City, N.Y., the All Saints' Episcopal Church bulletin ran an advertisement asking for choir singers, Sunday-school teachers and "Wor shipers (300) - Fill pews at 8 and 11 ; exp. unnec., but exp. wrshprs get better results . . . Pay same for all jobs but can be collected only from treasures up in Heaven...
...code. Prime example, from the Washington Star: "Pack, '51 dlx 4 dr, ultra, R.H., 1262 act mi." (Translation: 1951 Packard four-door deluxe with Ultramatic Drive, radio and heater, has been driven 1262 actual miles.) From the Denver Post: "New Ig Iv rm, frpl, 2 bdrm, Ig kt, exp attic cel gar." (Translation: a new house with a large living room with fireplace, two bedrooms, large kitchen, expansion attic and cellar garage.) Automobiles are "jim dandy," "slick as a whistle," "A-i," "just like new," "never a wreck," "peachy keen," and "loaded" (all the extras). The highest praise...