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...nation's No. 1 radio-manufacturer. At the end of 1956's first nine months. Motorola turned in earnings of $4.8 million, only 2% below the 1955 period v. a 49% drop for Admiral, a 65% drop for Philco. The busily diversifying company (transistors, Chrysler's pushbutton gear shift) is currently spending $8 million yearly developing new products...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PERSONNEL: Changes of the Week, Nov. 26, 1956 | 11/26/1956 | See Source »

...colony each neophyte gets a copy of From Here to Eternity and a good look at Jones's sumptuous house on the western edge of town at the end of Beech Street. The house is complete with hi-fi set, high-powered hunting rifles, 3,500 books, pushbutton kitchen and Hollywood-style bathroom (with a French-style bidet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Housemother Knows Best | 11/12/1956 | See Source »

...Pushbutton Thought Control...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 5, 1956 | 11/5/1956 | See Source »

...Turnpike Cruiser. Mercury will be 5 in. longer, 3 in. wider and 4 in. lower than last year's model, is going in for upswept tailfins and higher horsepower, with a boost from 225 h.p. to 290 h.p. in the biggest V-8 engine. Some other changes: a pushbutton automatic transmission control and the auto industry's first air-cushion rear suspension, which cushions road shocks with two tiny, air-filled tires mounted vertically at the front of each rear spring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: Year of Decision | 10/29/1956 | See Source »

...Houses with centrally controlled pushbutton windows, electronic heating, cooling and refrigeration systems that work without moving parts, electroluminescent lighting from sheets of glass and metal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: $5 Billion Investment in Abundance | 7/9/1956 | See Source »

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