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...Klusmann and Boun Mi fled at full speed, finally stumbled into a Meo village north of the Plain of Jars. There word was flashed to the U.S. Air Force at Udon base in neighboring Thailand. Within hours, a helicopter was flying Klusmann to safety; and last week, 30 Ibs. lighter, but in excellent health, Chuck was reunited with his wife and two children in San Diego. He arrived scarcely two weeks after his letter...
...Steel has played the dominant role in modern bridges. A bridge built with today's steels is lighter, yet nearly twice as strong as a span of equal length built just 25 years ago. Today's bridge builders use as many as 18 different types of steel in the same bridge...
...asked, "Should juvenile offenders involved in serious crimes be shielded from publicity?" The poll standing last week: Yes, 8,063; No, 13,459. Such reaction is fueled by the action of a New York City juvenile court last month after two juveniles drenched a six-year-old boy in lighter fluid and set him afire for "kicks." As always, the court refused not only to reveal their names but even to say what it did with them...
...killing effect of a rifle bullet depends on the energy it carries, and that energy increases with the square of the bullet's speed. The bullets of the .223-cal. M-16 make up for their lighter weight by having a muzzle velocity of 3,250 ft. per sec.-significantly more speed than the 2,800 ft. per sec. of the .30-cal. M-14. The cartridges are lighter, and so is the rifle itself. An M-16 with 120 rounds of ammo weighs only 9 Ibs., no more than an empty M-14. Its bullets...
Rheinstahl sells steel to Henschel, whose production of heavy trucks complements Rheinstahl's lighter line. Most important, Henschel is at a crossroads where it needs both larger injections of cash and a new guiding light to replace the ailing Goergen. Fritz-Aurel Goergen would be delighted to sell out to Rheinstahl, and in fact began merger talks with Rheinstahl Boss Werner Sohngen more than a year ago, but he owns only 53.9% of the stock. Most of the rest is in the hands of such U.S. investors as Morgan Guaranty Trust, Wall Street's Burnham & Co. and Financier...