Word: fleetly
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Casablanca is exactly 40 years old. It opened in New York in late fall, 1942. At the time, the real Germans were locked around Stalingrad, and the French scuttled their fleet in Toulon Harbor rather than surrender it to the Reich. In Hollywood's version, civilization was dressed in an off-white suit: Victor Laszlo, played by Paul Henreid. Henreid is still alive. So, for that matter, is Ronald Reagan, whom Jack Warner originally wanted for the part of Victor. (All wrong, too American, as wholesome as a quart of milk.) But Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman and Peter...
...outgoing President José López Portillo's unfinished family estate. Reporter Laura López headed south to Chiapas and Taxco. She also visited some of Mexico's most remote areas during the presidential campaign of Miguel de la Madrid and watched his helicopter fleet land, "no different in the eyes of the isolated villagers from seeing an Aztec god descend from the heavens." After a one-hour interview with the new President, Willwerth and López are optimistic that the recent mood of frankness will continue. De la Madrid's administration seems more...
...First Boston Corp. Airline Analyst Michael Derchin, have been "just incredible." From 1977 through 1981 Piedmont's net income rose 335%, from $7.5 million to $32.6 million, and fully diluted earnings per share more than tripled, from $1.23 to $4.12. Along the way the airline has upgraded its fleet with bigger, more modern aircraft. This year, retiring the last of its propeller-driven planes, Piedmont also bought twelve new Boeing 737s, making it the world's largest 1982 purchaser of new aircraft. The airline plans to buy nine more 737s in 1983. Another sign of Piedmont...
...decades ago the U.S. had 3,090 strategic missiles and bombers, the U.S.S.R. a mere 510; now the Soviets have a lead, 2,498 to 1,918. More than 200 long-range Backfire bombers have joined Soviet strategic forces, while the U.S. still relies on its aging B-52 fleet. "Many of our B-52 bombers are now older than the pilots who fly them," Reagan noted...
...some 10,000 members of the United Nations Transitional Assistance Group (UNTAG), which was supposed to supervise and guarantee the move to independence. Local newspapers were full of advertisements seeking housing for the anticipated visitors. A U.N. representative toured the city to seek bids from local dealers for a fleet of cars and trucks for the transition team...