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...committee system has the sound of bureaucracy but is saved from stultification by the drive and competitive urge of the line divisions. The decision to build the compact rear-engine Corvair in 1959 took G.M.'s committees about four months to approve. But the fact that the Corvair was built at all was due to the initiative of then Chevrolet Division Chief Edward Cole (TIME cover, Oct. 5, 1959), who on his own time put together plans for the car long before he had any authorization at all. "Let's face it," sighs a rival automaker. "That...
...marked the death of the American car buyer's traditional urge to move up to higher-priced cars. For a time, this skepticism seemed likely to lead G.M. into serious trouble. In 1959, when Ford's compact Falcon scored an immediate success while Chevrolet's rear-engine Corvair was something of a dud, it appeared that Ford might grab off the lion's share of an important new market. Almost by chance, however, Chevrolet dressed up some Corvairs with pizazz features to attract customers into showrooms to look at the ordinary Corvair. With that began...
...more endearing fixtures of the Saarinen design are the four plazas which will adjoin the building. Two courtyards to be enclosed by the new structure with the aid of already existing buildings will shield the libraries and most of the student rooms. The terrace to the rear of the two colleges will be partly enclosed by trees and other shrubbery and partly by other buildings. The front terrace will be open to the street though the student rooms themselves will be largely protected by several clusters of trees. If further expansion of the university becomes desirable this final terrace will...
Philadelphian Kirk is a late but capable comer to the diplomatic service. Lured to the sea by boyhood canoeing on the Delaware River, he graduated from Annapolis in 1909, became a gunnery expert. By World War II, he had his rear admiral's flag, led invasion task forces at Sicily and Normandy, instituted the custom of broadcasting battle action to seamen below decks. His last professional contact with China was in 1911-14 as a gunboat ensign on the Asiatic Station during the Sun Yat-sen revolution. His last prolonged contact with the Kennedys was in 1939-1940, when...
...following special bike equipment; a white light on the front (visible for 300 ft.) and a red reflector on the book (visible for 500 ft.) for bikes need after dark; a marking of white or reflectorized paint or tape (area about five square inches) on lower portion of rear fender and upper portion on both sides of the front fork; a suitable bell or horn-sirens or here or whistles are not permitted; and on adequate brake...