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...Farrell invariably replied when people wondered why she had never sung at the Met. The Metropolitan Opera's Rudolf Bing continued to ignore Farrell, either because of misplaced gallantry over her heft (5 ft. 5½ in., 180 Ibs.) or because of her limited operatic repertory. But the snub did not hinder the progress of Farrell's career or silence the critics, who acclaimed her the U.S.'s top soprano. Finally, a year ago, Bing and the Met beckoned, and last week before a packed house Soprano Farrell, 40, made her Met debut in an English version...
...Falcon is basically unchanged, has an optional engine that produces 101 h.p. (v. the standard 85-h.p. engine). Ford's successful Comet is also little changed, has a more powerful optional engine. New to Ford's line (TIME, Sept. 19) is a compact truck similar to the snub-nosed Volkswagen Micro...
SMALLER COMPACTS, to compete with Volkswagen's snub-nosed Micro-Bus, panel delivery van and pickup truck, will be brought out by Ford this year. In Detroit's best kept secret, Ford has developed new compact line with smallest wheelbase (less than 95 in.) of any U.S. automaker. Engine of new compacts is in front. Price will be in $1,900-$2,600 Volkswagen range...
...Snub Nose. The easiest, fastest cone to develop was the "heat-sink"' type, made of thick copper. Since copper is an excellent conductor of heat, the cone's front surface could stay solid until the whole mass was near the melting point. To many, it seemed obvious that a nose cone should be made slim and sharp-pointed, capable of piercing the atmosphere with low resistance. But the contrary proved to be the case. Dr. H. Julian Allen of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics argued conclusively that a blunt nose was better for the heat-sink cone...
...want to live there. When the Giants moved to San Francisco after the 1957 season, Mays bought a $37,500 home in the all-white Sherwood Forest district. Almost no Sher wood Foresters came to be friendly toward Mays, his wife and their adopted son; many continued to snub them. This week the Mayses, having sold their...