Word: soto
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Washington, D.C., after lending his new De Soto to his friend Thomas Cole, Kyriacos Timotheou took a look under the hood, found that his new engine had been replaced by an old 1950 model, asked police to arrest Cole, who explained: "I put the motor in my car to break it in and was going to give it back...
...March had been voided by irregularities. The complex mechanics of the substitute election sharpened the drama. Each of the two leading candidates needed only some of Coihueco's votes (added to votes already won elsewhere in the electoral district) to top the required minimum "quotient." Government Candidate Serafin Soto needed only 150 of the voters, who numbered 1,194, including neighboring farmers. Opposition Candidate Juan Luis Urrutia needed...
That night votes were counted. Once the lights mysteriously went out; at another moment, an official collapsed in an epileptic seizure, almost starting a panic. In the end, the government's Soto won, making his quotient, while Urrutia fell short by 22. That should have settled the majority, but it did not. Reason: just before election day, another pro-government Deputy had been killed in an airline crash. The score is still 73 to 73. and the buy-election routine will probably have to be repeated in Copiapo...
Fully Automatic. The Chrysler Corp. announced that fully automatic transmissions will be standard equipment on all new Chrysler Imperials and Crown Imperials. Similar to the Borg-Warner type used by Ford, the new transmission will probably be used later on Dodge, De Soto and Plymouth cars. Price as optional equipment: approximately...
...Nash Rambler Super. 25.37; Studebaker Commander, 24.50; Dodge V8, 23.41; Studebaker Land Cruiser, 23.39; Mercury Monterey, 23.15; Studebaker Land Cruiser (with automatic shift), 22.88; Plymouth Cranbrook, 22.83; Nash Ambassador, 22.54; Ford Mainline Eight, 22.51; Kaiser Manhattan, 22.27; Hudson Jet, 22.05; Kaiser Dragon, 21.45; Nash Ambassador Custom, 21.12; De Soto Firedome V8, 20.92; Lincoln Capri, 19.94; Nash Statesman, 19.44; Hudson Super Wasp, 19.09; Hudson Hornet, 18.95; Packard Clipper, 18.67; Chrysler New Yorker, 17.75; Chrysler Imperial...