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...film has almost everything the book has in the way of spectacle, drama, practically endless story and the means to make them bigger and better. The burning of Atlanta, the great "boom" shots of the Confederate wounded lying in the streets and the hospital after the Battle of Atlanta are spectacle enough for any picture, and unequaled...
Maytag, a leading maker of home appliances, dubbed its first wringer "the hired girl" and cranked out some 2,000 machines a day during the peak production year of 1948. Workers put in 60-hour weeks to fill the demand for washers that cleaned the diapers for the baby boom. Now output is down to several dozen...
...National Commission on Excellence in Education also stated in its report, "A Nation at Risk," that the technology boom was not being adequately addressed by American schools...
Republicans may hope to gain the most, since many politically conservative states such as Idaho, Utah and Wyoming are growing fastest, while traditionally more liberal states (Massachusetts, New York) seem to have static or diminishing populations. On the other hand, the political tilt of some of the biggest boom states-California, Texas, Florida-could be leftward: the states' predominantly Democratic Hispanic populations are growing especially fast and it seems likely that in elections hence, a greater proportion of Hispanic Americans will vote. Hispanics, blacks and Asian Americans together will constitute a larger fraction of the country's population...
Khonkar is one of the thousands of Saudis who have gone into business to take part in the oil-sparked economic boom. He started in 1969 as an importer of building materials. Two years ago, he and some other investors formed their own cab company with several white Chevrolets. But the American cars, says Khonkar, broke down too often. The London cabs have also had problems. Example: the plastic tips of the speedometer cables melted in the heat. Nonetheless, the British imports stand up better than the American ones. Says Khonkar: "They make a very good impression with visitors...