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...Essay, Mr. Morrow founds his argument on Philip Rahv's quasi-philosophical sigh that nothing can last in America for more than ten years. So much for the Constitution, John Wayne, apple pie, Saul Bellow and the Ford Motor...
...concentrate instead on providing auto repairs and parts. For example, Sears, Roebuck and J.C. Penney both operate a string of such centers nationwide. Yet hard realities cannot be denied. Like the Mom and Pop grocery store, the gas dealer who will check the oil, tune a motor or tow a car will almost certainly be ever rarer in the years ahead...
...their airs above ground: one man performed slow aerobatics in his Starduster while listening to Strauss waltzes over his on-board earphones; another, goggled and scarfed like the Red Baron himself, eased his bulbous-nosed Der Jager into the friendly skies. There were also rides in a Ford Tri-Motor to be had for a mere $10 and the Red Devil Acrobatic Biplane Squad to watch as it performed an amazing array of intricate patterns and loops and dives...
Home-built models run on everything from real airplane engines to chain-saw motors. While some are equipped with Plexiglas windshields, others are more austere. The Breezy, for instance, exposes its pilot to 60-m.p.h. winds. The Easy Riser is nothing more than a pair of biplane wings connected by a seat and powered by a Go-Kart motor. Cost: $1,200. To get this 80-lb. flying machine off the ground, its developer, Larry Mauro of San Jose, Calif, runs as fast as he can for 25 feet. Says he: "In this plane you can find pockets of lift...
YVES MONTAND, with his unshaven face and smiling eyes, making a boat motor in the garage or a classic French dinner in the red gas oven, seems remarkably at home in his role. But Deneuve cannot deliver a line or wrinkle up her face in an expression without looking like a spoilt child who can't take no for an answer. The problem lies not so much in her acting ability as it does in the part of Nelly itself...