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...values above mother's milk the purest, hundred-proof liberalism, bottled 25 years ago in the bond of the New Deal. Says he: "Liberals are waiting for a leader-one who stands out from the rest. My job is to go to the convention keeping my flame alive...
Chief hazards in the filling and curing process are air bubbles or other empty spaces in the fuel. When a solid rocket is fired, the flame starts at a precisely shaped central cavity and eats its way outward. An air bubble allows part of the flame to get ahead of the rest. The result is a "hot spot" that burns a hole in the rocket's metal casing before all its fuel is consumed, causing a disastrous blowout. To eliminate such a mishap, each booster is taken to a fenced-off area blazoned with signs warning against radiation. There...
...contribution to rocketry. It has grown into 84 smallish structures scattered over miles of desert, but it still reflects the basic simplicity that is solid fuel's chief advantage over liquid. The liquid-fuel rocket engines that push the Thor and Atlas must be static-tested with their flames shooting downward, which requires massive, well-anchored test stands to resist the upward thrust. Their liquid fuel and oxidizer call for pumps, tanks, valves and tubing. Instruments watch every part of their twisted intestinal tract and report to a thick-walled blockhouse protected from blast and flame. A long countdown...
When a "big one" is scheduled for a night test, a honking sound beats for a few minutes over the still desert to warn the unwary. Then privileged watchers inside the fence feel the ground tremble under their feet, see a long, white, incredibly brilliant flame jut horizontally out of the hillside. The show lasts for about one minute and shuts off abruptly. There is no fuss, no dramatic countdown, seldom any delay...
...ownership-California's Pacifica Foundation-and Donor Schweitzer's ideal was getting a good run for his money. The station's program is crowded with excellent music, also makes room for viewpoints that would make many a network executive's brush cut burst into flame...