Word: wheelings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...rumors had it, Caterer-cum-confectioner Lajos Onodi operated a roulette parlor in the Budapest suburb of GÖd. The gambling den, frequented by foreign diplomats as well as Hungarian officials, not only had a rigged roulette wheel but plenty of scantily clad girls-many of them recruited from Malev, the Hungarian state airline-who were raffled off as the evening progressed. On at least one occasion, a Malev hostess coated in chocolate was first prize, whereupon the Communist big shot who won her retired for a high-calory dessert...
...Heineman's reference to James Bond as stuffy is surely a classic case of the pot calling the gold brick black. Would he wheel a naked maiden around to catch a knife thrust meant for him? Would he, ensconced in the sack with a pajama topped blonde, refuse to meet his boss because "something big's just come up?" Would he grin patronizingly as a brutish adversary crushed a golf ball with one menacing hand? Or jump atop Pusey Galore after she'd bested him two judo falls out of three...
...comes from Bombay, the farfetched East"). Under Hackett's lunatic gaze, Sam's face turns red, as well it might, since in Act I the crystal ball mismatches two pairs of lovers: an arm-twisting loan shark (Steve Roland) with a taffy-sweet Ferris-wheel operator (Karen Morrow), and a glib but honest-hearted Coney barker (Richard Kiley) with a roundheeled golddigger (Luba Lisa). In Act II, Hackett second-guesses Sam; the baddies and the goodies mate...
Oldsmobile has apparently solved the mechanical problems, hopes that the advantages of front wheel drive will more than pay for its added cost Because front wheel power eliminates the need for a long drive shaft and a rear-axle differential, the Holiday will have a flat, low floor without a center tunnel or differential hump, more room tor passengers and luggage. Front-wheel traction and more weight at the front will make the car more stable on windy days and on icy roads. Perhaps even more important to Oldsmobile, the novelty of its new car should draw many additional prospects...
Wrapping a Drive. To further entice customers, Oldsmobile has wrapped its front wheel drive into a handsome, five-passenger hardtop that will be the biggest yet of Detroit's growing fleet of cars with fastback roofs. The Holiday will be 210 in. long, weigh about 4,100 Ibs., come equipped with a 425-cu.-in. engine and cost about $4,400-a price that places it in direct competition with Ford's Thunderbird, which still dominates the luxury sports-car market. To absorb some of the Holiday's development costs, G.M. is making many of its parts...