Word: rear
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...rear of the hall were the Exhibits of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Most of the armed service exhibits spotlighted the M-16 rifle currently used in Vietnam. A Marine sergeant in dress blues defended the rifle, which has frequently been accused of jamming in combat. "It shoots real fine, even on full automatic," he said. An Air Force man in civilan clothes ponited out one of the finer points of the M-16--an attachment which fires grenades: "It's really two guns in one. Weighs a total of 9 pounds. You fire this...
...inherently a far-out composer, Kraft, 44, obviously is not afraid to be bold theatrically. The huge rear screen, on which the films were projected, was not the only innovation. At the end of the first movement, Kraft provided a brief interlude of jazz in which a solo violinist and snare drummer were picked out by spotlights in the darkened hall. Then at the end, he bid the audience a cheerful adieu with the rippling tinkle of an offstage jazz quartet...
From the moment it is in the air, the J-2 can be flown like a fixed-wing craft with a joy stick that controls the tilt of the rotor blades and pedals that move the rudders mounted on the rear of its twin booms. Lift is provided by the freewheeling rotor, which also acts as a gyroscope, tending to keep the J-2 extremely stable in flight. Unlike the helicopter, which is subject to constant torque from its powered rotor, the gyroplane experiences no twisting effect and needs no counteracting rotor and extra controls to provide stability...
...musical intentions of the first half of the program were set aside during intermission. The orchestra assembled on the stage with fewer strings than usual, with a mammoth tuba lurking at the rear of the brass section, and with several megatons of percussion prominently displayed. This artillery was lined up to attack Orff's Carmina Burana, at best a second rate piece of music but unfailingly successful as a spectacle...
Over the weekend, Harvard's varsity wrestling and fencing teams competed in national tournaments. These stories and the adventures of the first two Harvard students ever invited to the NCAA alpine skiing championships, freshmen Alan Watson and Jay O'Rear, will appear in tomorrow's CRIMSON...