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...Dayton, Ohio, Major William T. Whisner Jr., 29, flashed his F-86F Sabre-jet past the finish line 3 hrs. 5 min. 25 sec. after his takeoff from Muroc, Calif, to win the 1953 Bendix Trophy race by 4"8 sec. His average speed for 1,900 miles: 603.547 m.p.h., some 50 m.p.h. faster than the record...
...English Channel, San Diego's Florence Chadwick, 33, swimming west to east in 14 hrs. 42 min., conquered the channel for the third time. After a four-minute rest, she waded back into the water to attempt an immediate east-to-west crossing, was stopped after 2¼ miles by cold and a school of stinging jellyfish...
Working round the clock, Ryan gets The Spirit of St. Louis built in 60 days. In the meanwhile, Flyers Clarence Chamberlin and Bert Acosta, preparing for a hop of their own, set a new endurance record, staying aloft 51 hrs. 11 min. 25 sec. Lindbergh frets, but death, accidents and delay soon begin to scratch the other entries. Two Navy pilots nose into a swamp on take-off and are killed. Chamberlin damages his Bellanca in a routine test flight. Commander Richard E. Byrd, with his Fokker and four-man crew all set, waits at Roosevelt Field for the word...
...with at least 1½ hours out for luncheon and tea) to do it in. Batsman Watson, slim and serious, stepped to the wicket. With chances of victory almost nil, England's practical aim was to stay at bat all day, thus pull out another draw. For 5 hrs. 45 min. Willie Watson stayed at his wicket, scored a drawn-out century (100 runs), finally left six fellow batsmen to "stonewall" (hit harmless, perfunctory grounders) for the game's final 40 minutes. At 6:30 p.m. the game was called-a draw-amidst lusty cheers...
...hearing aid the size of a cigarette lighter which weighs only 2½ oz. Three germanium transistors take the place of vacuum tubes for amplification, and in place of conventional batteries, Transist-Ear's power comes from a mercury capsule the size of a dime, good for 75 hrs. Replacement capsules cost about 25?. Price: around...