Word: german
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...offered a grim reminder, for Rise and Fall displayed the sins of the Third Reich with chilling clarity. Drawing upon 2,000,000 feet of old German newsreels and propaganda movies, and newly filmed interviews with some of Hitler's former cronies, Rise and Fall recreated the era in indelible detail. Who could turn away as the cunning on Hitler's face changed to frenzy while he ranted before a monster rally? Who could miss the dedication of his followers as they cleared Germany's streets of Hitler's political and ideological enemies, or as they...
Second Lowest. Impregilo and its partners had actually submitted the second lowest bid to build what will eventually be the largest earthen dam in history. Lower by $75 million was another consortium of companies in Germany and Switzerland headed by the German construction company Hochtief. But when the Germans and Swiss reviewed their figures, they asked to be allowed to raise the original bid by $50 million. Pakistani officials demurred. They gave the job instead to Impregilo, which has already gained impressive dam-building experience from projects in the Middle East and Africa...
...recently as 1960, Ford was the sensation of West German autos; its various models offered roominess, style and economy. By 1965, Ford commanded an 18% share of the auto market in West Germany. But Ford officials vastly underestimated the extent and duration of the country's 1967 recession, kept on producing cars at breakneck speed. While sticking to the basic design that dated back to '60, Ford made some models a little longer, a little wider and considerably more expensive. Price tags on sedans, such as the 17M and 20M models, were boosted...
Result was that while Volkswagen and General Motors' Opel weathered the recession and are now prospering again, Fords have become a drag on the German market. Said the journal Auto, Motor Und Sport of the 1968 Ford models: "Never has a new line of cars attracted so little attention." But Ford hopes to hit the comeback trail in the fall with the introduction of its small, inexpensive "Escort" model...
...four set out for Braverman's fu neral, bickering all the way to the Brooklyn synagogue. Sometimes the quarrels center around Booke's Volkswagen, an offense to Wiseman's anti-German sensibilities. Sometimes the men vie with each other in a heated trivia contest (who were the members of the Rinkydinks?). When the quartet collides with a Negro cab driver (Godfrey Cambridge), their debate rises to tidal proportions, only to unroil when the cabbie turns out to be a convert to Judaism. The mourners arrive late for the services and giggle derisively as a rabbi (Alan King...