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...scene: a Brazilian government outpost called Abunari Two, on the northern fringes of the Amazon Basin. There, recently, 27 Indians of the Waimiri and Atroari tribes emerged from the jungle. Ostensibly, they came to trade for food and medicine with Gilberto Pinto Figueiredo, an official of FUNAI, the government-run National Indian Foundation, but they were clearly angry about the building of new roads through their tribal lands. They came equipped with bows and arrows decorated with red macaw feathers, a symbol of war. Even after a supply of food and gifts arrived by plane, they remained dissatisfied and agitated...
...This week's specials, Dodge Dart Swingers and Plymouth Dusters, qualify for $200 rebates. In addition, the company is offering a $100 bounty to customers who trade in certain cars made by its competitors. This week, for example, a motorist trading in a used Chevrolet Vega or Ford Pinto for a new Swinger would get a $300 check from Chrysler, regardless of what kind of markdown he was able to get from the dealer on the car's basic sticker price of $3,518. In this case, the rebate would in effect cut the list price...
Auto executives argue that the Government is largely responsible for higher car prices. Ford President Lee lacocca notes that the Pinto, introduced barely four years ago at about $2,000, now sells for almost $3,000, even though a $66 cut was announced last week. A quarter of the nearly $1,000 increase is due to mandated federal equipment. Another quarter comes from such product improvements as disc brakes, solid state ignition and a bigger engine. The rest, says lacocca, "reflects only partial recovery of rising costs of labor and materials." He warns that by 1978 the Pinto will sell...
...should have burned it. It's an interesting biography, but only insofar as Rochester is an intriguing character; Greene's style and his organizing abilities aren't capable of sustaining a work that brings together Rochester's life and his poetry. The new biography certainly doesn't surpass V. Pinto s work, Enthusiast...
...moved summarily to the physical training field. The four of us got out of the Pinto and moved across the field to observe training. My notes from this part of the morning include: "Trainees, physical training, 0900, jumping jacks, green PT uniforms, looked tired." At 9:14 Sgt. Brownwen turned to me. Do you want to interview a trainee? She motioned to one of the girls who was picking up her ground cover. "Soldier--over here. Here's a trainee, Miss Bennett. Do you have any questions for the trainee...