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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...
...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...
...Pushbutton Thought Control...
...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...
...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...