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...worked in the service of his nation--and many times he killed for it. In Vietnam, the bodies of the Vietnamese were piled "yea high." He holds his hand above his head in illustration. But devotion to country only goes so far. Outside Lowell House, Richardson's 1971 Chevy Impala has a bumper sticker on it summing up his attitudes about where the country is heading. "CRIME WOULDN'T PAY," the bumper sticker reads, "IF THE GOVERNMENT...
...Zohair Moghrabi, Meloy set out from the U.S. embassy, situated in Moslem-dominated West Beirut, for the drive to Hazmieh, a Christian-controlled suburb where Sarkis keeps a home. Initially, a chase car manned by three Lebanese security men from the embassy trailed his light green, partially armored Chevrolet Impala, but dropped away before the entry into no man's land−apparently because Christian militiamen on the other side had insisted that only one car pass. Meloy's car moved through the last checkpoint on the Moslem side−and never reached the first Christian barricade. Somewhere...
...compared with $400 or so on cars in each of the 1974 and 1975 model years. Changes range from a reduction of $211 in the price of the Monza Towne Coupe to an increase of $808 for the racy Corvette; the price of the popular Chevy Impala four-door sedan will increase by $158 to $4,706. Other Detroit carmakers are likely to follow GM's price lead...
...apparent ease of new-car purchases leveraged by higher used-car value. A two-year-old, fully equipped Ford LTD, for example, would bring $2,700 now, v. $2,225 a year ago, helping offset the higher 1975 LTD price of $5,243. A two-year-old Chevy Impala, says GM, is worth $376 more this year than last year, while a year-old Firebird brings $725 more. Even so, most owners cannot take advantage of higher values for late models. Reason: trade-in values fall off sharply after two years, and the average age of the American...
Drivers have gone to outlandish extremes to avoid both belts and buzzers. One Atlanta man unfastens his seat belt, and turns off his hearing aid, as soon as he starts his new Impala. In some garages, mechanics are disconnecting the interlock system at an average...