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Auto industry insiders were unimpressed and merciless. They dubbed it a "jelly bean," a "flying spud" and a "gel tab," among other unflattering appellations. The object of their scorn was the newly introduced 1986 Ford Taurus and its softly rounded contours, which defied the sharp-edged, boxy look long favored by the industry...
Much of this trouble, as the Unabomber argues, stems from technology. Suburbs are largely products of the automobile. (In the forthcoming book The Lost City, Alan Ehrenhalt notes the irony of Henry Ford, in his 60s, building a replica of his hometown--gravel roads, gas lamps--to recapture the "saner and sweeter idea of life" he had helped destroy.) And in a thousand little ways--from the telephone to the refrigerator to ready-made microwavable meals-technology has eroded the bonds of neighborly interdependence. Among the Aranda Aborigines of Australia, the anthropologist George Peter Murdock noted early this century...
...that Sydney Pollack wanted to meet me," says GREG KINNEAR, "I assumed he probably wanted me to come by and wax his car." In fact, the director wanted Kinnear--host of Later, NBC's post-Conan O'Brien talk show-to co-star in a remake ofSabrina, alongside HARRISON FORD and JULIA ORMOND. "I was disappointed when I found out he wasn't considering me for the part of Sabrina," Kinnear says of his first film role. "But hey, you take your lumps in show biz." Returning to earth--and Later--doesn't seem to have had a dampening effect...
...RECOMMEND THAT THE CAPITOL AND all congressional offices be stripped of every piece of art and all members of Congress be prohibited from attending events at the Kennedy Center, National Theater and Ford's Theater. J. FRANK SHROYER Fort Worth, Texas...
Last Thursday some of his old teammates gathered at his bedside: Whitey Ford, Hank Bauer, Moose Skowron, Bobby Richardson, Johnny Blanchard. "He's got a tough battle," said Richardson. "But every time he talks there's a laugh in his voice." Mantle was said to be especially appreciative of an autographed "Get Well, Mick" ball from the 1995 Yankees...