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...always had a preternatural disregard for sleep. From the movies, he turned to aviation, where, despite having had no formal training, he proved to be something of a genius at aviation design and engineering. In 1935 he introduced the H1, the first plane with flush rivets to reduce drag, and was honored as the nation's outstanding airman by President Roosevelt. He set transcontinental speed records, then in 1937 flew a refitted Lockheed transport round the world in three days 19 hours, halving Wiley Post's old record...
...poorly on their country. The two students were flown to the Soviet embassy in Washington, then taken to Kennedy Airport in a minibus by several embassy staffers. During the drive, Kurashvili slashed his neck and wrists with a razor blade; he was bleeding heavily when his escorts attempted to drag him through the airport to board an Aeroflot flight to Moscow. Port of New York Authority police intervened and rushed Kurashvili to a nearby hospital. Smelyi, after indicating to the police that he wanted to return home, was allowed to board the waiting Russian...
Summer nights in Vientiane before the monsoon comes are hot and muggy and seem to drag on forever. After 8 p.m. bored Westerners and occasional wealthy Laotians congregate in one of the city's small bars, the most notable of which is White Rose's. With only about ten small tables, White Rose plays host to male refugees from America's involvement in Laos--USAID workers. Air America pilots, correspondents from the American press, eleventh-hour French and U.S. businessmen...
...court action could drag out over a long period of time "with appeals and all," whereas the petition would take effect immediately, she said...
...these prospects of progress, businessmen remain wary and reluctant to spend heavily for inventories. Durable-goods manufacturers have reduced their inventories for the last three recorded months in a row, and that is a major-if temporary-drag. The problem is that businessmen have seen the economy make too many false starts toward recovery, and they have heard too many rosy pronouncements from Administration officials who later proved to be overly optimistic. But the latest tangible signs of the increase in sales and production will probably force businessmen to increase their own spending -sooner rather than later...