Word: fold
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...equipped with a "Venus Flytrap" nose cone. While the rocket is rising to a peak altitude of 117 miles, four arms will extend out of the nose cone to catch the Leonid meteoroids, entering the earth's atmosphere at a speed of 162,000 m.p.h.; then the arms fold into the nose cone, which will fall back to earth carrying specimens that will help scientists determine the composition of the comet...
...addition to these scattered seats, there is seating space available on the fourth floor, in the conference rooms, and at the carels that fold out from the wall. These are almost never used, she said...
...effect, a welcome-to-the-fold gesture, for the performance was Nadien's solo debut as the new concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic. When his appointment was announced last February, some Philharmonic fans were aghast. Nadien had never played in a major symphony orchestra before, and had spent most of the past dozen years in recording studios playing for crooners, rock 'n' rollers, Muzak and TV jingles. Still, despite his commercial coloration, he has long been respected by fellow musicians as one of America's most outstanding fiddlers; he is legendary for his ability...
...other respects as well. Back in June, the California Poll gave Reagan 52% of the state's vote v. 37% for Brown and 11% undecided. Since then, many Democratic voters who supported Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty in the Democratic primary have been trickling back to the Brown fold. As a result, the latest California Poll shows that Reagan now holds only a hairsbreadth lead, 46% to 43%. A more direct popularity test came last week when both candidates and the usual panoply of show-biz celebrities rode in a parade commemorating Los Angeles' 185th anniversary. The lustiest...
...last five years have shown that the House Un-American Activities Committee can survive and even prosper without the full thrust of nationwide McCarthyism. Congressmen are scared to oppose the committee because they know such a move would cost them ten-fold the number of votes they might gain. The courts, while increasingly unwilling to convict uncooperative HUAC witnesses of contempt, are even less willing to pass judgment on HUAC constitutionality -- for fear that in so doing they would spur a major confrontation between Congress and the judiciary over the separation-of-powers issue...