Word: gearing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Most of the space gear stood up well, and much of it did better than anticipated, though malfunctions gave the flight a touch-and-go aura all the way. Two rocket thrusters jammed; the fuel-cell system was a constant problem. But the spacemen were pleasantly surprised by the capabilities of other equipment. Gemini's ultra-high-frequency radio transmitter, for example, showed remarkable clarity. Said Chris Kraft: "We're up there to learn systems performance and how to handle problems-and we're getting a good workout...
Despite the official embarrassment−"regrettable" was the key word in Washington last week−the changes make the statistics more useful than ever because they will enable companies to gear their production and sales effort more closely to how the U.S. economy is really performing. For U.S. workers they could even mean higher pay; some analysts expect that the higher G.N.P. may allow an increase in the Administration's wage guideposts from the present 3.2% to'3.3% or even 3.4% a year. In any case, the Government's economists were not alone in underestimating the vitality...
...surround the relief column. "Blocking Position." In Saigon, U.S. General William C. Westmoreland, commander of American forces in South Viet Nam, huddled with his Vietnamese counterparts, quickly decided that only massive American intervention could prevent disaster. Out went orders to all available military planes: start hauling men and gear to Pleiku from Bien Hoa airbase, 18 miles northeast of Saigon. In a matter of hours, troops of the U.S.'s 1st Infantry Division and the 173rd Airborne Brigade were climbing aboard their planes. Throughout the night and into the day, the big C-123s and C-130s lumbered into...
...with the nickel plate wins." Best of show went to Arland Banning of Des Moines, who owned a 1931 de luxe Phaeton with snap-in isinglass windows. Final event of the meet is a "slow-driving contest." Each contestant drives his car as slowly as possible in high gear without bucking and stalling-which takes perfect tuning of carburetor and ignition. The slowest car wins...
...Libya. "That success alone," says Donnell, "more than justified the decision to venture abroad." The find has in creased Donnell's proven reserves by more than 100% (to 1.7 billion bbl.) and expanded his production by 150,000 bbl. per day. With that, Donnell moved into high gear. He acquired four more refineries and hundreds of gas stations by taking over Michigan's Aurora Gasoline Co. and Texas' Plymouth Oil Co., and in 1962 highlighted his company's rising scope by changing its name from Ohio to Marathon...