Word: lanyard
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Only one man need by expended. Concealing himself in the nearby W.C. on some pretext until the appropriate time, all he need do is rush one or two shells tot he trusty longbore, jerk the lanyard, and the destructive deed is done. None of your flimsy cloak-and-dagger time-bomb plots--not on your life. Thanks to the keen vision of our forefathers, Harvard is now in a good position to strike a strong counterblow in its Battle for Survival...
Just before the test, somebody warned a Trib man not to stand too close to the window ; it might shatter under the mighty blast. Precisely at noon, a Tower official pulled the lanyard. The whistle momentarily disappeared in a cloud of steam, which coursed upward for five stories. But the sound that came forth was a musical, calliope-like peep, barely audible amid the winds swirling around the Tower. Down on the streets, hardly a Chicagoan turned his head. Reported the undaunted Tribune next day : "A thunderous bellow was emitted from [the whistle's] metal throat...