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...global direction. It introduced its newest small car, the Neon, not in the U.S. but at the Frankfurt auto show in September. There was much that attracted notice and respect: a small car with dual air bags, antilock brakes, a top speed of 125 m.p.h. and the interior space of much larger cars; and it was built from start to finish in a near record 31 months. The home team from Chrysler's two- year-old, $1 billion Auburn Hills, Michigan, technical center was understandably proud of its package but was also ready to give credit to the U.S. industry...
...clay models, pulling out the wheels until they stood at the edge of the metal, stretching them to the very extremes front and back, pushing the windshield over the hood until it began to look like the front of a locomotive. The changes opened up the height, width and interior space in ways that had never been experienced in similar-size cars. The result was a design as instantly recognizable and distinctive as Harley Earl's fins, one that almost overnight changed the rules in the other creative studios of Detroit. Who would ever have thought that Chrysler would...
...first glance the interior of Sweet Touch cafe and bakery seems an innocuous place. It's cozy--the sort of place where you might want to take your mom for a quick lunch and a homemade brownie. But a more careful inspection reveals a few items that might make mom choke on her Swiss roll...
...decree is hedged with restrictions. Social tension could erupt, since those with families in the U.S. or jobs in tourism have access to dollars while government bureaucrats, doctors, engineers and the military do not. Cubans seeking to work for themselves must pass a check by the feared Ministry of Interior before getting a license; professionals -- anyone with a college degree -- are barred from self-employment. Farmers who want to sell vegetables privately find that the local cooperative still sets the price...
When a Wasp thought of his duty to the moral law, the guide he consulted was his own conscience. The conscience was a stern interior monitor. "In Adam's fall/ We sinned all," began the New England Primer. (They weren't big on self-esteem in the 18th century.) Conscience has the added advantage of being portable. Many cultures rely on peer pressure to enforce their rules and regulations. The Wasp with a conscience could feel guilty all by himself. Conscience also reinforced the work ethic: if you made good, you -- and everyone else -- knew that you were good...