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...division is hitting the skids, largely because of intensified competition and a relatively weak dollar that has pushed the cost of Saab's newest 9000 turbo model to a base price of $30,795. The parent company confirmed rumors last week that it is discussing a possible linkup with Ford, which could give the Swedish company's finances a boost. The U.S. automaker is believed to be particularly interested in ventures with the Swedish company's very profitable truck division...
Throughout history, would-be pioneers and developers have discovered just how unreceptive the Amazon can be. Henry Ford tried twice to carve rubber empires out of the rain forest in the 1920s and '30s. But when the protective canopy was cut down, the rubber trees withered under the assault of sun, rain and pests. In 1967 Daniel Ludwig, an American billionaire, launched a rashly ambitious project to clear 2.5 million acres of forest and plant Gmelina trees for their timber. He figured that the imported species would not be susceptible to Brazil's pests. Ludwig was wrong...
Hudson Professor of Archaeology Kwang-chih Chang is offering a new Historical Study B course on "Complex Society in Ancient China. And Ford Foundation Professor of International Security Joseph S. Nye, Jr. is once again at the helm of Historical Study A-12, "International Conflicts...
...Rose has resisted the refuge of the Betty Ford defense, so popular among addicted celebrities, that his compulsion to gamble made him do it. But he could not resist dragging his family into his mess. He said he had never looked forward to a birthday as much as his new daughter's first (Aug. 22, 1990), since it would signal his first opportunity to apply for reinstatement to baseball, thus sadly and inadvertently revealing her place in his life relative to the game...
Nixon encouraged backbiting; Ford, Carter and Reagan tolerated it; George Bush won't stand for it. Shortly after his Inauguration, he distributed a list of commandments. "Be frank," reads one. "Fight hard for your position," is the next. Then: "When I make the call, we move as a team...