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...could concentrate on his first love: education. While learning how to pitch in the minor leagues, Marshall managed to complete the requirements for a master's degree in physical education at Michigan State. His thesis was entitled "An Investigation into Associations Between Sexual Maturation, Physical Growth and Motor Proficiency in Males." What about his doctoral dissertation? Somewhat mysteriously, he describes it as "a longitudinal investigation" into the "same phenomena" treated in his master's thesis...
This week Ford Motor Co. will show off two new 1975 models-the Granada and the Mercury Monarch-that President Lee lacocca describes as "the biggest small cars the company has ever made." That is an understatement, and it could apply as well to much of the rest of the industry. Before the year is out, all the automakers will be loosing a herd of new "small" cars, some of which will be longer and heavier than a Mercedes 280, with which Ford executives like to compare the Granada. Not especially economical, Ford's two entries this week average...
...relaxed. Each star has his own sound man and crew, which adds up to a combined entourage of 84. Like four affable, affluent businessmen bound for a Sunday afternoon of pro football, C. S. N. & Y. travel from hotel to concert in the comfort of an air-conditioned Winnebago motor home. Elaborate picnic barbecues precede each concert, with a catered steak-and-salad dinner served afterward...
Much of the credit goes to Managing Director David Plastow, 42, who was named head of the new management group that launched the motor division as an independent firm after its aero-engineering parent went under. Plastow says that the breakup of the old company was the best thing that ever happened to its motorcar division because "too many workaday decisions - including every aspect of pricing - had to be referred to the old company...
...flooding also damaged motor works at the Cambridge Steam Company, Arcand said. The company, which supplies steam to Harvard, has not yet determined the extent of the damages...