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...rainy afternoon, South Viet Nam's top three monks made separate arrivals at Saigon Buddhist headquarters-Thich Tri Quang in a blue Renault taxi, Thich Tarn Chan in a Mercedes, Thich Tinh Khiet in a Peugeot 404. In a dressing room they changed from street habits to their yellow robes. Then, amid clashing gongs and curling incense, the trio stood before a neon-lighted Buddha, chanting: "We pledge to fulfill our religious duties, to sacrifice ourselves for the defense of religion, to pray for the people and the nation to live in peace...
...Ever since Leonardo da Vinci proposed one in 1500, men have been designing vehicles with front wheels that provide the traction or driving power, rear wheels that merely go along .for the ride. Today, more than a dozen small European cars have front wheel drive, and both Renault and Peugeot announced last week that they would market new models in 1965. But Detroit has always been wary, discouraged by the performance and cost of experimental models. The Holiday is thus a bold G.M. step into an area where rival U.S. automakers and even other G.M divisions have feared to tread...
...into sharp competitive curves and bumps in the road. In Italy, auto sales are down 10% so far this year, largely because of such government anti-inflation measures as higher auto and gasoline taxes and restrictions on installment buying. In France, where auto sales are off 5%, Renault, Peugeot, Simca and Panhard have reduced their work weeks. By contrast, auto production this year will hit alltime highs in Britain (2,000,000) and West Germany...
...Vauxhall Viva. In Germany, the larger Volkswagen "1500" has made up some of the sales that the old beetle-back has lost. The French auto industry, which has not introduced a new model all year, looks forward to a lift next spring, when Renault and Peugeot will bring out fresh designs...
...Nairobi. However hard I try to get away, death will be there." It wasn't. After keeping his appointment in Nairobi (where he claimed he had less than two shillings to his name), Okello found himself persona non grata. So he bought himself a dark blue Peugeot, packed his pistol and candy-striped cane, and set off for Uganda...