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American Airlines Flight 1420 came in during a thunderstorm just before midnight Tuesday, and the rain-slicked runway just wasn't long enough. The twin-engine Super MD-80 outran 7,200 feet of asphalt, careened past an access road and whipped around a metal tower that peeled back the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Terrible Landing in Little Rock, Arkansas | 6/2/1999 | See Source »

My biggest fear is that I won't be able to speak the language. Gordon is going to say something about a carburetor adjustment, and I'll remember going to the auto-parts store for my father and being asked questions that made me feel like the dumb kid in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NASCAR: Babes, Bordeaux & Billy Bobs | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

Nearly every Sunday from February through November, 40-some drivers climb into their cars and drive just like those cabbies for 500 miles, stopping only for major accidents or if the engine spits out a part. In 33 races last year, Gordon won 13 times, tying a record set by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NASCAR: Babes, Bordeaux & Billy Bobs | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

The stolen U.S. technology that may or may not be put to use by Beijing won't even make the missiles more accurate, just smaller. Some of their new nukes might be more mobile and harder to find. So in a nuclear war, the U.S. probably wouldn't be able...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What If We Declared Cold War Two and Nobody Came? | 5/27/1999 | See Source »

The lower rates have been a long time coming, given the powerful trends that have helped insurers to powerful profits. Start with safer cars: most vehicles now have air bags and anti-lock brakes. Autos are harder to steal too--newer models have security systems that disable the engine when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Driving a Bargain | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

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