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...good are the Russian jets? The only one U.S. pilots have met is the MIG-15, and they treat it with respect. Nothing can catch it except the U.S. F-86 Sabrejet, and then only under 30,000 feet. It has a more powerful engine, is lighter, more maneuverable, can climb faster than the F-86. U.S. pilots have knocked the MIGs down with shooting-gallery precision, partly because U.S. pilots are better trained, have the advantage of a much better electronic gunsight. Even so, every once in a while, a special flight of red-nosed MIGs scrambles up from...
...miles of the Charles, which passes through the heart of Massachusetts' most heavily populated and highly industrialized areas has been a State House headache since the turn of the century. The underground pipes which lead from the treatment plants to the river were intended for a much lighter load than the present...
...President's week had a lighter side, too. He pored over the famed McGuffey Readers, of which he had read only the first in school. An admirer had sent him a set of the six readers as a gift. He would find that the hero in a number of the old favorites is named Harry...
Mission Accomplished. In Madison, Wis., after cardsharps had clipped him for $48, a wrist watch and a cigarette lighter, Corporal John Ramzy told the judge that he had come to town to check on reports that gamblers were fleecing servicemen...
Stud-Shooter. Remington Arms brought out a new portable stud-driver which uses a .32-cal. blank cartridge to "shoot" a steel stud into such tough construction materials as concrete, steel, brick and asbestos siding. (Studs are used to fasten tough surfaces together or to attach fixtures.) Lighter than most other stud-drivers (5 Ibs.), Remington's Model 450 is also faster, will drive five studs a minute. Price...