Word: raines
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Another investigation he took part in had equally obvious immediate practical results. It concerned the cord "pigtails" one still sees adorning the wings of various propellor driven planes. The subject under study was "precipitation static" - an electrical charge picked up when a plane passes through certain kinds of rain or snow storms. These charges, pilots found, interfered with radio communication. Since electricity tends to concentrate itself on pointed surfaces, such as radio antennas, the investigators suggested the pigtails as a harmless discharge point for any excess charge...
...lines and harsh lights, without shade, without composition, without the lovely mystery of color. I went about with my brush touching up and toning down. A very pretty chiaroscuro you'll find in my track!" A failure in America, he goes to England, where the charm of the rain-wet countryside convinces him that life must be gentler there. He visits an aristocratic relative, dreams of living on his sumptuous estate and marrying his sister. But though the English countryside is gentle, the sour old aristocrat is not. After insulting the American, he brutally throws him out. "What...
...show, called Poupees de Paris, is modeled after the revues at Paris' Lido and Folies Bergere, and it is the smash hit of the Seattle World's Fair. Costing $200,000 to produce, it is a spectacle bathed in dancing waters, fireworks and rain. The puppets-131 rubber and plastic females, seven wooden males-are about three feet high, and no expense has been spared in fitting them out; some of the miniature gowns cost as much as $2,000 apiece and were designed by Balmain. Star puppets resembling such people as Mae West, Charles Boyer, and Liberace...
...condemned. They call themselves "The Un-believables," and the more unbelievable, the better. "We always take the gamble," says Manager Rigney. "For instance, we have eleven pitchers, and we use them all -maybe all in one day. What the heck? We play strictly for today. It may rain tomorrow." Living for the moment, the Angels are living well: they have been permanent residents of the first division for more than a month...
...single victory to her credit in six years on the women's tour. Mrs. Lindstrom trailed the leader by six strokes after the first round and seemed out of it again. But she steadied in the next two rounds, fired a sharp last-round 73 in the rain to win by two strokes from Jo Ann Prentice and Ruth Jessen. Defending Champion Mickey Wright wound up tied for fourth with...