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...buyers seem to be showing solid interest in the subcompact Omni and its nearly identical (except for trim) Horizon sibling. Chrysler hopes that brisk orders will make up for a turndown in sales for its compact Aspen and Volare models. At 30 m.p.g., the Omni and Horizon exceed federal fuel economy standards for 1985, thus putting Chrysler in a good position for taking direct aim at Japanese competition (Toyota, Datsun) and Volkswagen's Rabbit, which will begin rolling off a VW-built assembly line in Pennsylvania in April...
...even went to Japan to plead with CB makers there to trim production, but to no avail. Reports Andros: "They thought I was misjudging the marketplace and decided to increase production instead of cutting back...
...largest in the world. Cairo's four universities, indeed, turn out more graduates than the impoverished Egyptian economy can absorb, and more than 1 million of them now work, often in key positions, in other Arab countries. The remittances they send home, amounting to $500 million last year, help trim Egypt's huge balance of payments deficit...
...Tree-trimming is simply lots of fun. Now it strikes me as ironic that during my high school days, I was unfailingly assigned the task of decorating the tree at work, despite the fact I was the only Jew in the office. Maybe it rubbed off; now I spend my pre-Christmas days rushing from one friend's house to another helping to trim any tree in sight. Once I was able to decorate three trees in one afternoon--a North America record, as far as I know...
...minutes to 8 on Saturday night?the evening arrival was carefully chosen so as not to violate the Jewish Sabbath?the Egyptian white Boeing 707, its red trim glistening under klieg lights, rolled to a stop at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport. Israeli army trumpeters blared out a welcoming fanfare. As thousands of Israelis waved their newly purchased red-white-and-black Egyptian flags, out stepped President Anwar Sadat on a "sacred mission"?to speak directly to the people of Israel about peace...