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Despite his impatience, Kennedy played his public role of host with scrupulous attention to protocol. At Andrews Air Force Base, a starched, trim five-service honor guard and an Air Force band stood by when Kennedy helicoptered in to await Sukarno's chartered jet. But there was no ceremonial motorcade and no elaborate state dinner...
Paradoxically, the close resemblance between most of the 1962 cars (see cuts) and their 1961 predecessors pleases the men who in the past have pushed hardest for style changes: the nation's auto dealers. The only dealers to get completely restyled cars-the trim new Plymouths and Dodge Darts-were generally delighted, since last season's models were particularly bulky and bulbous. But dealers whose 1961 wares had been hot sellers, notably those handling the Falcon and the Mercury Comet, were openly relieved that their cars had retained the same basic design. Said Oldsmobile Dealer Harry Healer...
Tough Realism. Chief Schrotel set about remaking Cincinnati's white-hatted police force with an approach that was-and still is-tough and realistic. "The reins," he says, "are real tight." Overweight cops are suspended by Schrotel, himself a trim handballer. Men who show up in sloppy uniforms risk being sent home-and docked a day's pay. Schrotel lost his fight in the city council against moonlighting by his men, but did get approval of his strict code for outside work, including the requirement that the pay be at least $3 an hour...
...increased longevity that is partially responsible for the boom will soon begin to taper off. And as agricultural societies become more industrial and modern, men and women will begin to marry later in life, thus taking considerable edge off their fertility. Such factors, Father Zimmerman optimistically opines, may trim the population rate of growth by as much...
...horizontally barred grille and a squared-off rear deck give them a more massive look, Chevy's big cars remain unchanged in actual dimensions. Chevrolet's high-performance sports car. the Corvette, and the rear-engined Corvair compact also remain basically unchanged except for minor additions of trim...