Word: jonesism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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In killing the Nixon Administration's plans to build a supersonic jet transport last year. Congress was influenced by some persuasive arguments against the plane: it would be extremely costly (an estimated $1.5 billion for development of two prototypes), create window-shattering sonic booms all across the countryside, and...
Jones, a pioneer in the development of swept-wing aircraft, proposes building an SST with a single elliptical-shaped wing that would pivot on the fuselage. During takeoff, the wing would be set at right angles to the fuselage to provide maximum lift. But as the plane approached supersonic speed...
JONES SAID HE thought a more manageable program might meet the needs of more students. "If one has to speed a good deal more money, I'd prefer that we sit down and try to solve as many problems as we can," he remarked.
Looking back over the Spring. Jones said that, though he felt the Staff Tuition Scholarship system was "the wrong system," he had taken a cautious view of "what the community would accept, how fast you can change things."
The other four members of the Committee came from within: Thomas F. Pettigrew, professor of Social Psychology; Harold F. Hanham, professor of History; James M. Jones, assistant professor of Social Psychology; and, Rupert Emerson, professor of Government Emeritus.