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there hangs a heavy pall...
...which cuts both ways, since A's consequent acts also appear to lack immediate motivation. As with Out of It, the direction is geared to producing solid characterizations, visuals be damned. But there is also something enervating about the film, just as sure as there is a greenish-gray pall which dominates its atmosphere. It's as if Williams finds his own sense of craftsmanship dispiriting, and thus sets out to follow his intellect rather than be led by real inspiration...
With all the loot that was coming their way, the cops finally grew finicky about what they would accept. "I don't want Pall Mall, either," a cop complained on tape to an informant, who then asked: "What about Winston?" Sniffed the cop: "No, I don't know anybody that smokes Winston." When an informant offered to procure some "Sherry Herring" for a cop, the officer remonstrated: "Cherry Heering, Cherry Heering. If you're going to be a dealer in liquor, you have to know your stuff...
...company, which recently dropped its lease on one major assembly plant and turned two others into storage space, sees little chance to grow rapidly. The cancellation of the SST, which company designers labored on for more than a decade, casts a new pall over its future. The loss of the SST was a painful psychological blow as well as an economic setback. For the first time since the advent of jet travel, Boeing was deprived of work on "the big new plane" that the rest of the world would soon be discussing. The cancellation also meant the partial breakup...
...three-year drop in per capita cigarette consumption. Average consumption worked out to 4,039 cigarettes a year for each American over 18, or slightly more than half a pack a day, up from 3,993 in 1969. Winston is still the best-selling brand, followed by Pall Mall, Marlboro, Salem and Kool. Regular Camels (there is also a filtered version) are in sixth place, but are expected to decline along with nonfilter brands generally. Filters now account for almost four-fifths of the industry's sales...