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Dole succeeds in containing the mirth that rises behind his eyes and tugs at the corners of his mouth. He gives an understated smile and not the Kansas yuk that helped sink the Ford-Dole ticket in 1976. He joked so much then that people did not think he was serious, as if anyone scorched by the Dust Bowl and shattered by an explosive shell in the Italian mountains in World War II could be truly frivolous...
...staff cut (107 to 63) in the Westminster Neighborhood Association; the WNA, funded by a mix of public and church monies, helps young people prepare for and find jobs. At the same time, local economic conditions have deteriorated. Firms that previously provided jobs in the area--Goodyear, Firestone, Ford, GM, Sears--have moved away, while the predominantly black community has grown from 30,000 in the mid-1960s to 42,000 (Hispanics, few in number in 1965, now constitute 25% of the total). On "Mother's Day," so called because it marks the arrival of welfare checks, sales surge...
...providing peerless ballets for children to employ their little fund of steps (The Nutcracker) or to aspire to (Serenade, a signature work he began within ten weeks of the school's opening). Starting in 1963, the school also benefited from then unprecedented grants of nearly $6 million from the Ford Foundation, which allowed it to recruit the best prospects nationwide and bring them to Manhattan on full scholarship. The money was a virtual endorsement of Balanchine's technique and style over any other. The grant accomplished its long-range purpose: today at least ten of the stronger American ballet troupes...
With some of its biggest rivals in disarray, Hyundai sees an opportunity to build on its progress overseas. Slammed by rising costs and slumping U.S. sales, General Motors recently shocked investors by reporting a $1.1 billion first-quarter loss, and Ford has downgraded its 2005 profit forecast. Chung is determined to keep the pressure on. He's moving Hyundai's product line into larger, higher-profit vehicles. In October, Hyundai unveiled a small sport-utility vehicle, the Tucson. Later this year the company will launch a new high-end sedan for the U.S. market, the Azera, and early...
Shapiro will join a distinguished roster of filmmakers who either got their start in docs or frequently return to them. Frank Capra, John Ford, John Huston and William Wyler all directed World War II docs. Robert Altman made his feature-film debut in 1957 with The James Dean Story. Martin Scorsese has made nearly as many documentaries as fiction features. (His study of Bob Dylan premieres on PBS in September. He is also in talks to do a film on Airbus.) Such notables as Jonathan Demme, Spike Lee, Taylor Hackford and Michael Apted still shuttle from one form...