Word: aircraft
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...ballast in the nose to simulate the weight of its warhead. Thor flew a little under 1,200 nautical miles, landed within less than two nautical miles of its preselected target point. Thus Thor proved to be the leading IRBM in the U.S. arsenal; indeed, its manufacturer, Douglas Aircraft, already boasts the capacity to produce Thor "at almost any rate...
...Heavy-jawed General Curtis E. LeMay, longtime SAC commander and now Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, disclosed that a "majority" of the Strategic Air Command's aircraft were grounded for lack of fuel during the last several weeks of fiscal 1957 (ending June 30). Jolting as it was, LeMay's statement checked out. For five weeks SAC had just enough gas to get off the ground in case of actual attack, almost none to spare for training or readiness flights, although it is basic SAC policy to keep part of its bombers...
...military reality, the buffer-zone concept is as outdated as the medieval moat. In the House of Commons last week British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd patiently explained: "With long-range aircraft, and missiles with ranges of 150 miles and more, it is impossible to disengage in the sense that may have been possible in the age of conventional weapons." The choice, said Lloyd, is between a clearly defined line, "it being known on both sides that to cross that line means war," and a "no-man's land, into which it may be tempting to infiltrate, to try some...
...tougher to win from management, whose bargaining position has been strengthened by the economic downturn and the scandals in labor's own house that have cost it heavily in public opinion. As a result, the new year may see some angry clashes over the bargaining table, particularly in aircraft and auto industries, where long-term contracts run out. Labor experts expect a rash of strikes next year, unlike 1957, which saw only 16 million man-days lost through strikes, the lowest figure since World...
Died. Admiral (ret.) John Dale Price, 65, rawboned, good-natured naval aviator, Truman-era Vice Chief of Naval Operations, credited with making the first night landing on an aircraft carrier (in the mid-'20s); after long illness; in San Diego Naval Hospital...