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...later, the five survivors, of whom the eldest was 24, were safe on board. A sixth, the only man left in the lifeboat that had once held 25, was picked up by the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Absecon. No sign was found of the rest of the 86 Pamir crewmen...
...symposium of psychologists which met in New York last week to discuss the public's notions about space flight, this athlete-type spaceman is miscast for the part. Every ounce of weight and every cubic inch of volume will be precious on a spaceship. Big, strong crewmen will not be welcome. Only brains to act as computers will be needed, plus an absolute minimum of supporting tissue...
...Tang's human cargo came swarming out of her holds. At this onrush, one of the government's two functionaries aboard leaped into the sea; the other, after a brief struggle, was wounded and overpowered. Jubilantly, the mutineers ordered the Pak Tang's nine cowering crewmen to change course for Hong Kong and freedom. But despite all threats, the crew refused, and at last, in desperation, one of the mutineers took the helm. Luckily, before the morning was out the Hong Kong Marine Police spotted the drunkenly weaving junk, boarded her and took her into custody...
...that his offshore rights had been poached) had been friendly, but among the company of the Mayflower II there was no Thanksgiving. The difficulty: a falling-out, mostly over wampum, among the Pilgrim Fathers. The tourist turnout was below expectations, and Captain Alan Villiers was kept busy soothing his crewmen. There were complaints that some of them had not been paid. In London, Lloyds Underwriter Felix Fenston, who had ballasted the project with $98,000, jumped ship because the Mayflower promoters had not turned the vessel over to a charitable foundation, as planned. There was hope of fresh cash from...
...landing that would give the dangling paratrooper half a chance to survive the high-speed impact with the ground. Ingeniously the Air Force ordered fire engines to spray a runway of Pope Air Force Base with slick, heavy foam. Just before the null wheels touched down, one of the crewmen cut Flugum loose. He shot along the runway back down, protected by his parachute pack, in a smooth, 100-ft. glide. Thanks to the split-second ingenuity, he was unbruised by the landing. But despite all the ingenuity, all the desperate effort, all the risk, Private Flugum was dead-literally...