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...airplane that hits this invisible turbulence would be slammed upward and downward as if it had flown through a miniature thunderstorm. A light airplane flying through the core itself, says Mc-Gowan, "can experience loading conditions that exceed the design ultimate load factors," i.e., can be torn apart. Although no supersonic airliners are flying yet, McGowan looks forward to their take-off with some trepidation. Their wake will be strong enough to knock the wings off a good-sized commercial airliner...
...reorganization program carries much weight. Their principal argument, that the plan would give too much power to the chairman of the commission has been propounded most vigorously (not unexpectedly) by the other members of the commission. Mr. Minow has pointed out in vain that the chairman could not exceed the powers granted to him by the seven-member commission...
...that point the picturesque personage had built hardly anything at all. But Le Corbusier's reach was always to exceed his grasp. He was thinking of architecture not only in terms of this or that building, but of everything within the building- 'every detail of household furnishing, the street as well as the house and the wider world beyond." With an artist's bland disregard for the inertia of others, Le Corbusier drew up a master plan for a "Contemporary City of Three Million Inhabitants...
...years) Government securities. The Kennedy Administration last week got around the problem deftly. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon, Attorney General Robert Kennedy ruled that it was legally permissible for the Government to offer long-term bonds at a discount provided the coupon interest rate did not exceed 4¼%. Thus, a long-term $1,000 bond could be sold for $950, with the $50 discount in effect boosting the yield to the investor to more than 4¼%. Since bond yields in this year's easy-money market are down to about 3%, the Administration...
...Nigeria, the judiciary serves as a barrier between the powers of the executive and the rights of the individual, he said. Individuals can go to court if ministers of state exceed their delegated authority...