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Even before the era of computerized flight arrives, the ordinary passenger can do much to lengthen his own odds on security. He can make sure to find out where his exit door is and how it works, where his life jacket is, and what position to fold into in the unlikely event of a crash landing (head on knees, arms locked around legs). He should keep his safety belt buckled throughout the flight, as most pilots do; it can prevent a bad injury in case the plane hits sudden turbulence. The common belief that seats in the tail are safer...
...material of the present, of the future," says Vivier. He swears his plastic shoes won't cut or heat up the foot (there are tiny airholes along the arch). In fact, he sees the new plastique as an engineering feat: "Nothing is more flattering. These shoes lengthen the foot, make it look narrower, and even seem to make big feet look smaller...
...Johnson has yet to address himself in particular to the great majority of Americans who generally support his Viet Nam policy, though not in many cases without a certain apprehension. To sustain the broad base of support that he will need as the war expands and the casualty lists lengthen, he will have to pierce the apathy of those who-as of now-trust the President to make the right decisions, but have no sense of involvement in Viet Nam. There is another sizable segment of the public that understands only too well the necessity of the U.S. presence...
From its roots, the word Lent-akin to the way the days "lengthen" early in the year-essentially means spring. For Christians, it recalls Jesus' 40-day fast in the wilderness, and began to be observed no later than the 4th century. For medieval man, Lent was a grim, belt-tightening time: only one meal a day was permitted; meat, milk, eggs and cheese were forbidden foods...
...swimming meet was followed by two unscored experimental races--a 200-yd. individual medley and a 400-yd. freestyle contest. These races were part of a trend in women's swimming meets to lengthen the distance in some events...