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...sexy. The time-honored Fair Isle sweater, for example, now comes in bright, balletic colors as well as the traditional pastel yellows and blues. Madras jackets and Bermuda shorts now sport divers hues unknown in Madras. The shirtwaist dress has gone from demure to dashing. Add such touches as paisley bow ties, rainbow-hued knee socks, grosgrain headbands and Liberty scarves, and the viewer begins to wonder what kind of school the Preppie is attending...
...flew from his $692,000 home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., to Salt Lake City for a dinner speech to Utah Republicans, then went the next day to Las Vegas for a lunchtime address to the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association. That afternoon the ex-President, wearing light blue paisley slacks, squeezed in a round of golf, scoring a 49 on the back nine. Then he gave another speech, at a $1,000-a-plate G.O.P. fund-raising buffet. While in Las Vegas, he was told by an admirer: "We need some of your experience to help us through...
Inside the headquarters trailer, Paisley explains why one-shot experimental vehicles often fall short of the standards required of mass-produced cars. Having to run at least 50,000 miles without fall ing apart is one problem. Another is meeting costly, complex Government require ments that carmakers consider an outrageous cross to bear. "When you think of all the things the industry has to do to get a car on the market, you realize what a gap there is," says Nattress. The words sound more reassuring from an independent academician. Convinced, however, that Detroit is holding out on him about...
...European and Japanese cars have had to be more economical because they haven't had our resources," Paisley replies smoothly. "They probably have a five-or ten-year jump on us in small-car development, but we're catching up." The old challenge and response trick...
...Paisley is optimistic about S.C.O.R.E., far beyond the skeptical car owner's inclination to agree. "You're not seeing cast iron out there," Paisley says, nodding toward the tarmac. "You're seeing aluminum. You're not seeing eight-cylinder engines. You're seeing four and even two. You look at some of these drive trains and you can put them in a bushel basket - that's how small they are. That's an indication of the cars of the future...