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...industries have been so immediately and painfully dented by the oil crunch as U.S. automaking. Mainly because of scarce gas and exploding prices, car sales have skidded from an annual rate of about 12 million units in March to roughly 10 million today, a drop of 26% from last year's record mid-June pace. A main contributor to the slump is buyers' snubbing of luxury and even standard models, while the demand for fuel-thrifty small cars is far outstripping Detroit's ability to produce them. Buyers are increasingly turning to Toyotas, Volkswagens and other economically...
With Hobson, Burleson and Lynn healthy, the Red Sox are twice as potent. And the Red Sox have recently acquired what they have needed for a year--a new first baseman. Though George Scott recalls memories of golden gloves and home-run rallies, it was apparent last March that Scott's best years had come and gone. He came to spring training in 1978 grossly overweight, and though he lost some pounds this winter, he never got his needle back on true north...
Richard Montville, supervisor of the Harvard dining halls, said yesterday Giangregario, who has worked for Harvard since March 1977, has never caused any problems. "He seemed to be a nice fellow," he added...
Dayton's late March climate is Boston's summer climate, and in both places at the appropriate times, you can hear people indulging in stupid arguments over whether it's the heat or the humidity. They, too, have instincts. If any of these people had instincts, they would find a place where they don't have to struggle with the heat and the humidity (or either one of the two), they would find a place where they can relish both...
While for the most part accepting SHAD's policy of nonviolent protest, some expressed impatience with the American anti-nuclear movement and waned that future protests might not be so peaceful. Many were new to the movement, joining after the Three Mile Island accident in March, and this was their first protest. They mixed with old vets, who wore buttons proclaiming earlier arrests at Seabrook, N.H., or Rocky Flats, Colorado. About half the protesters went limp to emphasize their non-cooperation...