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Dateline's report on Nov. 17 featured 14 min. of balanced debate, capped by 57 seconds of crash footage that explosively showed how the gas tanks of certain old GM trucks could catch fire in a sideways collision. Following a tip, GM hired detectives, searched 22 junkyards for 18 hours, and found evidence to debunk almost every aspect of the crash sequence. Last week, in a devastating press conference, GM showed that the conflagration was rigged, its causes misattributed, its severity overstated and other facts distorted. Two crucial errors: NBC said the truck's gas tank had ruptured...
...Washington-New York Metroliner route. The X2000 can go up to 155 m.p.h., but until it gets speed clearance from the Federal Railroad Administration, it will operate at the normal Metroliner maximum speed of 125 m.p.h. Still, it goes from D.C. to N.Y.C. in 2 hr. 40 min. -- 15 min. faster than conventional trains. Its secret: a hydraulic tilting system that helps it take curves 40% faster...
During their frigid all-nighters on Palomar Mountain, Gene guides the telescope, shooting two pictures, 40 min. apart, of each patch of sky. After developing the film in the observatory darkroom, he turns the negatives over to Carolyn, who scans each set of two under her stereo microscope. If anything has moved against the background of fixed stars during the 40-min. interval, it appears to float in the eyepiece. If so, it is an asteroid or comet and might someday present a threat...
...Democratic Convention, when they came up with the idea -- and the choreography -- of the dramatic walk from Macy's basement to Madison Square Garden. Hillary asked Linda to produce a film for the convention that would reintroduce the family to the country. The Man from Hope, a 14-min. documentary interspersing home movies and interviews with the Clintons, created an image of small-town life as warm and engaging as that of Evening Shade...
...Min '86, who also knew Zucker as an undergrad, said he thought Zucker would do well on the job because "[he] always took charge of things...