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...cumulative image of Man as victim, stereotype, faceless statistic." In Minneapolis, they typified, according to Curator Jan van der Marck, "the modern enigma." Trova himself has said, "The falling man is a personal hypothetical theory on the nature of man. I believe that man is, first of all, an imperfect creature...
CHRYSLER: A possible missing brake component and door-latch problems on an unspecified number of '67 Plymouth Valiants and Dodge Darts; possible brake defects on '66 Plymouth Belvederes; carburetor difficulties in model-440 engines of various lines; imperfect wheels on '67 Dodge trucks...
Given the American combination of strength and spirit, it was historically inevitable that the U.S. should serve as a model to many nations in the world's postwar climb toward modernization and greater affluence. As models go in an imperfect world, it has been a good one. In that sense, the problem is not whether the world is too Americanized but whether it is Americanized enough: whether the many millions who have not yet been exposed to the material advantages of American society can be guided toward them without revolution and discord. Even if that happens, though, the world...
Behind all the squabbling stands the awkward fact that a rapid rise in interest rates-the classic but imperfect monetary weapon against inflation-hurts some segments of the economy (such as savings institutions and housing) but leaves others (such as banks and industry) relatively unscathed. Partly for this reason, there are limits to how much credit can be tightened without so dislocating the economy as to threaten a recession. If Washington reduced its massive domestic spending on top of the cost of Viet Nam, banks and the Federal Reserve could pursue a gentler course...
...switch-at vast expense-to the water, placing ICBMs in stationary undersea silos or on movable underwater barges moored to the continental shelf. The Army has been pressing for a Nike X anti-missile system, but McNamara believes that it is too expensive ($30 billion or more) and imperfect, and that it could be thwarted by a considerably less costly increase in the opponent's offensive power...