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...Italian motor-scooter enthusiasts, often harshly criticized for their desire to dominate the road, were still glowing at the Pope's understanding words to a group of Vespa riders: "Those who complain of your noise, do they ever think that your speed may take you to church in time for Mass, or that you may be rushing a sick person to the hospital? Be patient with those who abuse...
...Autobahn outside Munich, German Motorcyclist Wilhelm Noll set two new unofficial world records for motor cycle with sidecar, with his super-streamlined, three-wheeled B.M.W. (Bayerische Motoren Werke) bike (see cut). From a flying start, Noll hit speeds of 282 kilometers (175 m.p.h.) over a measured kilometer, and 177 m.p.h. over a mile...
...talking stage. Last week the Department of Defense announced that it has signed a $2,035,033 contract with Glenn L. Martin Co. of Baltimore for the launching vehicle, the three-stage rocket that will set the first satellite in its orbit. General Electric Co. will supply the rocket motor, and other suppliers will be called on as the project develops...
...decision would go to the critics. Ed's sponsor, Emerson Radio, dropped him after 26 weeks. Then he heard that CBS was offering Toast of the Town to prospective buyers-with or without Ed Sullivan. Ed's salvation came from Detroit, where the Ford Motor Co. grabbed the show. Mercury General Sales Manager Joe Bayne, an old radio veteran who had worked with Major Bowes in the heyday of his Amateur Hour, says: "It took us less than 20 minutes to decide on Ed Sullivan. It was crystal clear. Ed was a second Major Bowes. Bowes used...
Among the Ford family the car was known as "Billy's toy." This week young (30) William Clay Ford rolled his toy out for all the world to see. It is the Ford Motor Co.'s Continental Mark II, the 1956 version of the classic Lincoln Continental, which many car buffs consider the best-looking U.S. car ever designed. With his toy, Billy Ford hopes to race past Cadillac and take over as builder of the nation's No. 1 prestige car. Price of the Continental...