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Last month Topping got city approval to expand U.S.C.'s tight campus to a roomier 138 acres. This week he will dedicate two new medical buildings, costing $3,000,000. But more impressive than buildings is the lift in faculty morale. "Topping has infused the whole outfit with new vigor and direction." glows veteran English Professor Frank Baxter. "Now other schools are raiding our staff. That didn't happen before...
...week's end, Nikita Khrushchev returned to Moscow from a brief Black Sea vacation, and made it back from Moscow's airport to the Kremlin courtyard in an eight-seat Soviet helicopter, which he pronounced "roomier and more comfortable" than Ike's Sikorsky. Next on Khrushchev's travel plans: a flight to Budapest to attend that mockery of "domestic jurisdiction," the Hungarian Communist Party Congress...
...fastest start ever for Buick. Cadillac also reported much higher sales and orders than a year ago. Pontiac hopes to boost its 5% share of the market by offering the widest wheelbase in the G.M. line and probably in the whole industry. This means Pontiac '59s will be roomier inside, easier to control than the '58s, hold the road better. Pontiac broadened its wheelbase by 5 in. to 64 in. v. Ford's 59 in., Plymouth's 60.9 in., Imperial...
...priced three. The Impala features big, out-flaring rear fins, a rear window that sweeps around for a panoramic view and a front window that sweeps into the roof. The Chevy is 1 in. longer and 3½ in. wider than the '58, much roomier inside. Another noticeable change: Price. Dumped is the lowest-priced series, the Delray, because it brought in only about 13% of '58 sales; Chevy increased prices of other models as much as $139. Thus, the cheapest Chevy will be $2,041, v. $1,824 last year...
...future, the U.S. car will probably not grow any longer, nor will it get much lower. But it will be wider and roomier, with better visibility and more safety features. It will also undoubtedly become more functional. The station wagon first started out as a farm carryall, then became a tricked-up luxury for the country-club set. But today, by wedding the sedan to the wagon, Detroit's stylists have given it a new function; they have turned out a handsome auto that can be used either to haul tomatoes to market or top hats to the opera...