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...advise" the British on governing Nyasaland's 9,000 Europeans, 12,000 Asians and 2,780,000 Africans. Federation Prime Minister Sir Roy Welensky, who had helped jail Banda two years ago on the ground that a "massacre" of whites was being planned, flew in to help prop up his United Federal Party. Welensky made little effort to sway the 100,000 Africans whose literacy and income qualified them to vote in the "lower roll." Instead, he directed his appeal to the Asians, who were combined with the Europeans in the "upper roll." Cocky Dr. Banda gave Welensky...
...defenses-by calling up an unannounced number of reserve squadrons flying C-124s, and Air National Guard squadrons equipped with C-97s. In addition, the Air Force will keep in service some C-118s that were scheduled for deactivation. By squeezing more mileage out of these aging, prop-driven planes, the Air Force will boost its airlift capability by 25%, will be able to fly two divisions to Europe in about two weeks. Looking ahead, the Air Force will buy more Lockheed C-130 transports, order additional machine tools so that production of the turboprop, 360-m.p.h. C-130s...
This is not yclept Olde English but New English-the latest British prop for tots just learning to read. Britain is worried that 30% of its seven-year-olds still cannot read after two years of school; one-quarter of its 15-year-olds are semiliterate; and 5% cannot read at all. On the theory that one facet of the problem is the exception-ridden English alphabet, 1,000 first-graders in 24 schools next fall will tackle reading with a strictly phonetic alphabet. If successful, it may revolutionize ingish...
Executives of the airlines have come to realize that low fares and on-time performance attract more passengers than do frills and filet mignons. Eastern Air Lines has had good success with its new air shuttle linking New York, Washington and Boston with older prop planes. Passengers have no reservations but are promised a seat, pay for their tickets aboard. Fares are lower (by some 16%) in return for Spartan service (passengers wheel their own bags to the loading gate, and water is the only flight-time refreshment). Profit-making United Air Lines is trimming costs by serving more modest...
...worked so well that Boeing engineers are making startling predictions for the 727. It will "come over the fence," say the engineers, at about 130 m.p.h., and will touch down at 115 m.p.h. This is about 20% slower than present jetliners and almost as slow as old-fashioned prop-driven planes. Instead of requiring two-mile runways, says Boeing, the 727, which can cruise for 1,700 miles at speeds up to 600 m.p.h., will spread its expanded wings on small airfields and will not require vast jetports far from the cities they serve...