Word: fords
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Dean Ford, who had Brinton as an advisor for his Ph.D. thesis, felt that the man was best in small tutorial groups, and that in these situations Brinton retained an informal yet critical style. As one colleague put it: "Crane Brinton, besides having a lively and wide ranging mind, was one of the kindest and most generous men I have ever known. He viewed the world with a genial skeptcism that permitted him to judge with humane indulgence the foibles of his fellow...
...year-old Jerry Koosman (17-10) and 23-year-old Tom Seaver (14-9). "Pitchers never used to mature until they were 27 or 28," says Manager Walter Alston of the Los Angeles Dodgers. "Sandy Koufax was 27 when he first won 20 games in a season; Whitey Ford...
...autos, a 22.8% increase over August 1967 and 4.2% ahead of the all-time record August of 1965. Chrysler led the way, with a sales rise of 35% over the same month last year. But big gains were also made by General Motors (26.8%), American Motors (27%) and Ford (8.9%). All told, it was the fourth record month in a row, and sales are now running at an annual rate of 10 million cars...
...many months ago, there seemed to be no happy ending in sight for 1968. When sales failed to rebound strongly from the auto strikes of late 1967, Henry Ford II could only say that sales were "not as good as we hoped." Since then, of course, the prospects have altered dramatically. Currently, dealers are getting a lot of sales mileage from the widespread expectation that inflation and the cost of mandatory safety items will add $100 to $125 to car prices next year. In one recent newspaper ad, the "Dodge Boys" urged customers to buy now to "beat...
Fast, Period. Customers who do hold off until next year can expect evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, changes. Following the pattern of Chrysler, first of the Big Three to display its 1969s (TIME, Aug. 30), Ford and G.M. will offer minor styling changes on most models, major restyling on only a few. At Ford, the major work has been done on the full-size cars, including the LTD, which will be wider and lower, boast such features as a "flight cockpit" instrument array, a short rear deck and the long hood that is fast becoming a Detroit cliche. Mustang...