Word: gremlin
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Together, the Jeep, the Alliance and a new sister car, the Encore, are finally giving AMC a broader appeal. Previous offerings, like the gremlin-plagued Gremlin and the Pacer, consistently missed that target. The well-built Alliance is also countering the legacy of another AMC albatross: poor quality. Indeed, the company's total sales could rise from last year's $3.3 billion to $4 billion in 1984, a lofty height never attained...
...this year, the injury gremlin struck again, felling junior redwoods Trout and Joe Carrabino in the preseason. Trout suffered a severe strain in a pick-up game and has yet to return to the starting lineup. The 6-ft., 9-in. 225-pounder seems to be shaking his early-season rust, however, as he grabbed 14 points in 24 minutes of action Wednesday night against Holy Cross...
...problematical, but they do not represent majority wishes. Nor does the Reagan mandate suggest approval of a national pulpit for Jerry Falwell's lethal sweet talk or of the National Conservative Political Action Committee (NCPAC), whose liberal-hunting leaders have been jumping up and down like Froggie the Gremlin since Nov. 4. The majority voted for Reagan because he appeared to be a reasonable man, and a reasonable presidency is what the country expects...