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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Charcoal-Filtered. Although 1,200 lbs. to 1,500 lbs. of stored water would normally be necessary to sustain a crew of four on a 60-day mission, the California students embarked with only 80 lbs.- plus a 200-lb. retrieval system that recovers water from both urine and moisture in the cabin atmosphere. As urine is collected, it is pumped over an array of felt wicks. Air is drawn into the system from the cabin, heated to more than 110° F. and blown across the soggy wicks. The heated air, containing cabin moisture, picks up additional moisture from...
Elkins is one of 30-odd men so far who have bought Portatronic Systems Inc.'s new 19-lb. Portable Executive Telephone (PET), the first wireless, fully portable phone. "It's there when I need it," explains Elkins, who believes that it will come in particularly handy when he is driving rented cars or is on location for movies. "The phone is a serious business weapon for me," adds TV Program Packager Larry Spangler, who carries his briefcase phone everywhere, was glad that he did so recently when he received a long-distance call on an outdoor paddle...
...Robert Clarke, 58, a civil engineer for whom a pleasant afternoon of trolling off Argus Bank, Bermuda, recently turned into a Hemingwayesque adventure. It was 4:45 when Skipper Russell Young of the charter boat Sea Wolfe hollered "Strike!" as a reel, loaded with 800 yds. of 30-lb.-test monofilament line, began to sing. Clarke grabbed the rod, set the hook, and gaped with astonishment as a monstrous blue marlin leaped clear of the water. "My God," breathed Young. "A 450-pounder, at least...
Relief for Giap. The bombardment was the most intensive in the history of aerial warfare. Tactical fighter-bombers flew nearly 9,000 sorties in March alone. On a single day, giant B-52s made as many as 34 strikes with their 2,000-lb. bombs. All told, more than 110,000 tons of explosives rained down during the siege, breaking up formations, destroying supplies and setting off thousands of secondary explosions. The U.S. had good reason to believe that among the targets hit was the headquarters for the Communist campaign...
Today's curlers slide a 44-lb. block of highly polished granite that looks like a wheel of cheese with a handle on top. And the game has evolved into a test that combines the finesse of golf with elements of lawn bowling, horseshoe pitching and pool-plus a dash of chess strategy. A rink (four-man team) scores one point for each stone it keeps closer to the bull's-eye than any rival stones. An expert curler can slide his stone more than 100 ft. down the ice with a spin so fine that it will...