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...Washington influence, the eastern part of the state has been transformed from dusty scrub land into an aquatic paradise. Its 679 square miles of water make its ratio of water to land higher than Minnesota's. The Oologah, Pensacola and Eufaula reservoirs are immense. Keystone, Heyburn, Thunderbird, Hulah-the lakes multiply as fast as Senate bills. Atoka, Fort Gibson, Markham Ferry, Tenkiller Ferry, Wister; the new recreational waters created by dams abound with boats, water-skiers and fishermen. They also mean more tourists and more money...
...Bruce Reynolds, free until last November, did splurge at first. A dozen bottles of Nuits St. Georges, a dozen Veuve Cliquot and a dozen Dom Perignon were delivered each week to his London flat. He tooled about in an Austin-Healey, a Thunderbird or a Mercedes 250. Fearful that the police were closing in, Reynolds lit out from his hiding place. He traveled constantly for five years, fleeing through six countries on false passports obtained for $33,000 from criminal acquaintances. When he was finally run down in the English seaside resort of Torquay, he seemed relieved. Said he: "Anyone...
...strong-willed executive, intended to run the company practically at the plant level. Instead of sitting in his office ruling on policy, he took to haunting the Ford design center, arriving there as early as 7:15 a.m. He ordered one change in the grille of the 1970 Thunderbird that made it resemble the Pontiac -a car produced by the G.M. division that Knudsen once headed. He also changed some personnel at the middle-management level without paying due respect to the wishes of other managers...
...weather took its toll of men as well as machinery. Drivers at least had steering wheels to hold on to, but mechanics and navigators were flung around the cockpits like rag dolls as their boats stuttered across the stony seas. Aboard Thunderbird V, a 31-ft. inboard, Novice Navigator Rocky Marciano, now 43, wished openly that he had stayed on dry land. "I'd rather fight Joe Louis and Jersey Joe Walcott at the same time," the ex-heavyweight champ told Driver Dick Genth...
...Meshed. Until the trade pact was signed, Canada's U.S.-owned auto plants had to gear themselves to a relatively small market. Although demand was sufficient to justify manufacturing a number of basic models, it hardly warranted turning out a full line. If a Canadian buyer wanted a Thunderbird, it had to be imported-with a 17½% duty added onto the price...