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Walter Reuther, brilliant, cocky head of the C.I.O., was as deeply committed to labor unity, in principle, as was Meany. There were those who suspected-perhaps unfairly-that Reuther's ambition would keep him out of a federation headed by Meany. But even if his ambition had outrun his convictions, Reuther had little practical chance to stand aloof from Meany's vigorous wooing. The antagonism of the Steelworkers' Dave McDonald and some other C.I.O. leaders toward Reuther was undisguised. The C.I.O. could elect reunion with the A.F.L.-or fragmentation. Whatever the mixture of Reuther's motives...
...well as Rickover and his associates hoped it would. Afterwards an officer confidently reported: "Hell, we could have gone to Europe and back without coming up." The Nautilus is powered by steam turbines. The heat comes from a nuclear reactor with a small uranium core. The Nautilus can outrun any other sub (an estimated 28 knots) and dive deeper than any other (beyond 500 feet). Armed with torpedoes (she can also carry atomic missiles), the Nautilus is scheduled to enter active service with the Atlantic Fleet in just six weeks...
...first water-based, long-range strategic jet bomber next spring. The new plane, under construction at Baltimore, will have an internal bomb bay built into the hull, will be powered by four Allison J71 engines buried in the wing, and probably have enough speed (600-plus m.p.h.) to outrun the Air Force...
...general of the state and probably would have been rather distressed at the prospect of actually serving. His motives in taking the nomination seem to have had a slight touch of Machiavellianism. He apparently accepted it with the expectation that even if the whole ticket lost, he could decisively outrun the other Democratic candidates and so win recognition as the strongest vote-getter in the state party. Obviously Roosevelt made a disastrous miscalculation...
...West Point's Michie Stadium, the Black Knights of Army tired fast, were outrun all through the second half by a surprisingly powerful South Carolina football team, and lost the season's opening game (34-20) for the third time in the Military Academy's history...