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WINE WAR between California's Gallo (Thunderbird, Gallo wines) and United Vintners (Petri, Italian Swiss Colony) is being fought with heavy ad barrages and price slashes. The fight started in Chicago, soon spread to other markets (latest: Texas...
Died. Major Robert S. Fitzgerald, 38, leader of the Thunderbirds, the Air Force's stunt-flying team; in a jet crash; not during an acrobatic maneuver but as he flew behind his teammates explaining their routines to a passenger, Captain George A. Nial, 31, who also was killed; at Thunderbird Lake, Nev., a dry lake named for the team...
...Paris suburb, Raymond turned up in new U.S. cars (rented), airily told his childhood pals he was going to build a factory and give them all jobs. "No matter how high I rise, I shall never forget you," Raymond would say, as he drove off in a Thunderbird...
...Missions. The kidnapers disposed of all clues by burning the kidnap car and dropping their typewriter into the Seine. Pierre and Raymond decided that life was, at last, loverly. Pierre got a Studebaker and a small Fiat; Raymond bought a Peugeot, a Chevrolet Impala and a Thunderbird. Their girl friends, Ingelise and Rolande, blossomed out in new clothes...
...Ford, McNamara played a major role in bringing out the compact, best-selling Falcon (and a lesser one in putting together the ill-fated Edsel). He also dismayed car connoisseurs by changing the sporty Thunderbird from a two-seater to a four-seater-a decision, however, that more than tripled "T-bird" sales. As a reward for such judgments, McNamara has become a millionaire, and last year earned $410,000 (about $150,000 after taxes). Last week McNamara announced that in addition to taking a mammoth salary cut to serve as Defense Secretary (statutory pay: $25,000, plus...