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Some of Glasgow's other problems: finding time and space for writing, having dirty laundry returned still dirty, being displaced from good seats in motor caravans by local dignitaries, being called away from meals just as the main course is being served. "Nevertheless," he says, "it has been a fascinating experience, even though I sometimes think longingly of the days when McKinley campaigned from his porch...
...typical workday consists of riding in planes, trains and motor caravans, with at least a half-dozen speaking stops. After the first week or so, says Darby, the correspondent settles down to his routine of two to six hours of sleep a night, but, he adds: "What really seems to hurt is a vacation. I had six days in late September and the first couple of days back on the job just about killed me." But Darby says he was O.K. as soon as he got run down again...
...with its Rambler, last week announced plans to bring out a still smaller sports car next spring. Like other U.S. carmakers, Nash knows it can hardly afford to tool up for the limited market such a car may have. So it made a deal with Britain's Austin Motor Co. Ltd. to build the car (still not named) in England. Birmingham's coach-makers Fisher & Ludlow Ltd. will supply the body, Austin the chassis and a 42 h.p. engine. Nash does not expect to sell it as a family car. The new car will carry only three...
Both Eisenhower and Stevenson will ride through the city in motor caravans. The Republican candidate will address his supporters on the Boston Common before starting through the Hub and into Cambridge. Stevenson is scheduled to arrive Saturday, October 25, but his headquarters has no release at the present time on where he will speak...
...chugged a strange procession of autos. Spectators gawked at their acetylene lamps, buggy whips and duster-clad drivers. The parade of 212 ancient chariots, lovingly preserved by old-car buffs, was the American Automobile Association's way of celebrating its golden jubilee, and its growth from just nine motor clubs in 1902 to today's 750 clubs and 3,700,000 members. Among the standout cars...