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...pressurization of the liquid oxygen tanks in the Saturn 5's third-stage booster. But because two tiny electrical contacts in the computer's miniaturized circuitry did not touch, the signal was not given. That failure was noticed by an alert launch controller, who immediately threw a manual switch that started the necessary procedure. The computer, programmed only to check its own automatic signals, assumed that pressurization had not begun and stopped the countdown...
...sandwiches prior to the Penn-Harvard football game, the same two schools will meet in what promises to be one of the finest college soccer games of the year. Once again, however, the fans will be subjected to Harvard's inadequate seating, inadequate programs and its wholly inadequate manual scoreboard. Ivy soccer may be in the big leagues, but as far as the athletic departments of the Ivy schools are concerned, it remains in the bush leagues...
...Republicans are leaving nothing to chance, including candidates' wives. A manual put out by the National Republican Congressional Committee instructs women on how to comport themselves on just about every mentionable occasion. Dress, for example: "Not too short. Be certain hemline is straight. No missing buttons." Perfume: "Not too much-light cologne better." Manners: "When your husband is speaking, watch him proudly. Never appear bored, even if you have heard the same speech repeatedly...
More in tune with the times, if no less officious, the Democrats have put out a sheet for both wives and husbands, since two dozen Democratic women are running for Congress. A thoughtful husband, the manual advises, should squelch any rumors that his wife is running for office because their marriage is on the skids. "It's your job to let the voters know that she can do it-and that you want her to do it, that you're with her all the way." Meanwhile, keep the home fires burning as best...
Amateur soccer seems to be flourishing, especially at the high School and college level, where play is quickly becoming more sophisticated and less physical than in the post, But Harvard fans, who have to cope with a manual scoreboard and utterly inadequate stands, have yet to profit from this soccer boom. Most games are so crowded that spectators are forced to view the Crimson strong around the perimeter of the field two or three deep...