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...training with a "rendezvous simulator" machine in preparation for the chief goal of their space flight-a complex docking maneuver with an Agena rocket-the astronauts left Houston at 7:35 a.m., with See at the controls. Right on their tail in another T-38 was the Gemini 9 backup crew, Air Force Lieut. Colonel Thomas Stafford, who copiloted December's Gemini 6 flight, and Navy Lieut. Commander Eugene Cernan. Though an enormous cloud canopy hovered over much of the Midwest, it was strictly a run-of-the-mill flight...
...wants, the chief does not waste him. "It's ridiculous to spend money on an above-average person," says he, "and then admit that he cannot do every phase of police work." When a crime is committed in Berkeley, the beat cop directs all phases of investigation. Backup detectives offer assistance and expertise, but the case is the patrolman's responsibility all the way through the trial. They do the job so well that Judge
...spoke from experience. One night the famous hoodlum declared that he was going to get Broderick. First Grade Detective Broderick, Shield No. 226, heard about the boast and went looking for Legs. "I understand you've been looking for me," growled Johnny as some of Legs's backup men started drifting away. "Ah, hell, Johnny, can't you take a joke?" asked a worried Legs. "Not from you, y'bum," replied Broderick as his left hook mashed Diamond into unconsciousness...
Insurance for Future. One incontrovertible lesson imparted by the blackout was that more independent auxiliary power units are needed for use in such emergencies. The Federal Aviation Agency rushed four backup generators from an Oklahoma City warehouse to New York City's airports, where the runways were out of commission during the critical hours. Simultaneously, the FAA fired off telegrams to the nation's 25 major airports requesting them to specify what standby equipment they need to ensure continued operation. In New York City, 13 hospitals made plans to purchase emergency power units; two of the hospitals...
...problem the surgeons faced was familiar. An artery consists of two inner layers and a "backup" outer layer which the flowing blood normally never touches. In arteriosclerosis, a fatty substance hardens along the inner layers and clogs the blood flow. The trick is to clean, remove or bypass those inner layers. Surgeons once commonly slit open the artery along the length of the diseased portion and scraped out the offending matter; more recently they have been bypassing or removing the entire section and replacing it with a synthetic graft...