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...weightlessness, without gravity to anchor the man, an astronaut attempting to put together a space station while in orbit could not hope to use anything as simple as the big wrench with which a car driver changes tires. Every time he tried to exert pressure on nut or bolt, he would turn in the opposite direction. Martin's new tool, which will be tested on later Gemini flights, is designed to eliminate such reaction almost entirely. The spaceman's wrench, 10½ in. long, 9 in. high and 5 in. wide across the motor housing, has a built...
...each other with undisguised loathing. "Commissar Pak, if you have any legitimate business to bring before this meeting, I suggest you get on with it," began U.S. Major General William P. Yarborough, representing the United Nations Command. Major General Pak Chung Kuk waited impassively for the translation, then sat bolt upright and snarled back: "Your side must stop aggravating tension. Your slanders against our side only remind us of a mad dog baying at the moon...
...first Red lightning bolt struck...
There is a new look in bicycles for boys and girls: shoulder-high "monkey bars," which, if they do anything, slow the rider down by making him sit bolt upright, thereby increasing wind resistance; smaller, 20-inch wheels, which are supposed to make for easier pedaling; elongated "banana seats," which may or may not provide passengers a more comfortable perch than the handlebars. But this spring there is a new gadget that may save a kid's life...
...MEXICO. Though police treat Americans far better than Mexicans, the country is a tourist's legal jungle. Most Americans stand by after a car accident; most Mexicans bolt. And anyone involved can be jailed without bail until a non-judge traffic expert dictates a verdict. Mexicans also rely on the mordida (bribe) to pay off witnesses. Cautious Americans carry insurance covering legal aid-and plead innocent to any charge. Sample: failure to pay hotel bills, which may be a nonbailable crime. Conversely, suing hotels for personal injury is virtually impossible; required witnesses (hotel employees) would be fired if they...