Word: crashing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Frosty Reaction. Never before has a President canceled so large a weapon system so close to production. But the crash of the B-1 has far wider ramifications than just the fate of 244 planes. For one thing, the Air Force had looked on the B-1 as a way to stave off until almost the 21st century the day when the manned bomber will be obsolete. For another. Carter's decision may make it harder to negotiate with the Soviets for a new treaty to limit strategic nuclear weapons. The reason: by dropping the B1, he is dramatically...
...Arabia's quickened economic pace is creating severe problems. So far, the progress of the development plan has been uneven: shortages of labor, port congestion and housing problems kept the Saudis from spending money as quickly as they would like. But Nazir is making breakthroughs. One example: a crash program to improve the ports has cut waiting time for unloading ships from 90 days last year to almost zero. Says Finance Minister Mohamed Abdel-Kheil: "The textbooks used to speak of the need for land, labor and capital, but we have to add another factor: time...
Each day in the U.S., an average of 130 people die in auto accidents-the equivalent of a major air crash every 48 hours. Last week the Government took its boldest step yet in trying to reduce the carnage. Secretary of Transportation Brock Adams ordered automakers to begin installing air bags or other "passive restraint" safety devices on big cars by the 1982 model-year and on all cars by 1984. Said Adams: "Too many people have needlessly been injured or killed in crashes where passive restraints could have saved them. I cannot in good conscience be a party...
...that they have not sold well: GM last year dropped bags as an optional extra on Cadillacs and other large cars because so few people bought them. The evidence is good for the effectiveness of bags in saving lives and minimizing injuries in city and highway traffic; in 92 crash situations involving cars equipped with air bags, most of the drivers escaped with either no injuries or only minor ones. Detroit still faces the necessity of perfecting a bag system that will work flawlessly every time, even years after the car has left the factory. With a defective...
...Crash of '79, Erdman...