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...Route 7, ten miles from the Laotian village of Ban Ban, were probably not hankering for extra work. Suddenly they had their hands-and gun sights-full. Screaming in low from surrounding hills was a long, swift file of supersonic U.S. Air Force jet fighters, which loosed a blizzard of bombs on the bridge, blowing it to bits...
...13th annual Christmas visit to American military men overseas. He went first to Korea this year and nearly lost half his troupe when one of the two helicopters they were traveling in developed engine trouble and had to flutter down blindly to a forced landing in a blizzard. This, if nothing else, gave a fascinating revelation of the seating order of Hope's entourage when he is on the move: the stricken helicopter contained Singer John Bubbles, Madman Jerry Colonna, Bandleader Les Brown, and only one female, Actress Janis Paige. Meanwhile, in the other chopper, were Hope, Jill...
...William M. Phillips, feature editor of the Miami Herald, learned that expensive lesson when he decided to install a railroad caboose in his backyard. Phillips' family had outgrown his one-bedroom house, and he needed cheap, additional living space for his three children. What he got was a blizzard of bills that have now hit $10,000 and an endless zoning suit that has become the longest in the history of Florida's Dade County. Even worse, he has now been ordered to get rid of the caboose...
...operas, and the Nationaltheater's summer festival will present the sweep of his music in 100 concerts. The Luftwaffenmusikkorps band will play his military marches in honor of his birthday (June 11). Bavarian radio will broadcast seven operas, and the Munich Music Conservatory is not only presenting a blizzard of lectures but-going the whole way-is changing its name to the Richard Strauss Conservatory...
With the miniaturization of modules, computer units that once filled a room now fit into cabinets no bigger than a water cooler. This saves materials and floor space, but a much more important advantage is increased speed of operation. When a computer is working, a blizzard of brief electric pulses swirls through its innards. The transistors and other components react almost instantly, but the pulses cannot travel between them faster than the speed of light, which is about ten inches in one billionth of a second. If they must cover any considerable distance, they slow the computer down. System/360...