Word: modell
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When Saul Bellow wrote his roman a clef, Humboldt's Gift, even knowledgeable readers had trouble recalling the model for Von Humboldt Fleisher. The difficulty would not have occurred if Bellow's chief character had been based on Robert Lowell or John Berry man or Theodore Roethke. Yet, for these celebrated poets, Delmore Schwartz was once the front runner of their generation...
Among the most popular-and decorative-burners on the market are the Scandinavian imports-heavy, cast-iron models. However, according to Wood 'N Energy, a newsletter published by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, U.S.-made circulating heaters are the variety most in demand, both because of the amount of heat they deliver and their ease of operation with thermostatic controls. International Troubadour Bill Crofut (he sings in 27 languages) has installed three American-made log burners in his Wilton, Conn., home. With a $425 Riteway Model 37, Steven and Mary Ahlgren have used nothing...
...Wyatt, vice president for administration, said yesterday he believes the report does not represent a break with the Gorski model of an efficient, modern force...
...sharp-trading stereotypes of the Philadelphia lawyer, the Greek shipowner and the Swiss banker must now be added a new model of shrewdness: the Russian grain buyer. In the celebrated "Great Grain Robbery" of 1972, Soviet agricultural agents bought up whole shiploads of U.S. wheat, managing not only to secure it at bargain prices but also to get the U.S. Government to foot part of the bill through a farm subsidy program. Now, much to Washington's embarrassment, the Russians have struck-and stung-again...
...worldwide annual revenues of $16 billion. In a quarter-century, IBM's Indian operation has earned just $6 million in profits. The Bombay plant now makes only spare parts, having stopped the reconditioning of used computers six years ago. The company will sell at giveaway prices 125 obsolete model 1401 computers it has currently on lease in India, along with its facilities there. Analysts wonder if IBM's policy of 100% control will be able to withstand the assault-at home and abroad...