Word: redesignated
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...lawn (and possibly a fountain) in place of St. Paul's present traffic-cluttered southeast churchyard; 3) a plan for varying the heights of surrounding buildings, among them a 23-story office building farther down Ludgate Hill, while keeping the distant view of the dome unobstructed; 4) redesign of the close-in area into a series of interconnecting courts (including a 240-car underground garage) to give partial views of the cathedral; 5) moving London's Temple Bar, symbol of the City's independence, where, ceremonially, even the monarch must pause for permission to pass...
...general shape of the TU-IO4 proves that it is a partial redesign of the twin-engined jet bomber that the West has dubbed the Badger. Like the Badger, its two engines are very large (estimated thrust: 20,000 Ibs. each). This is not necessarily a plus; Western designers, with that kind of horsepower available, like to split their power among four, six or eight engines to reduce frontal area per engine and spread thin potential troubles from engine failure...
Twenty months after its founding, Harvard's Advanced Standing program is an important and growing concern. It makes news, however, only by continued calm expansion. Advanced Standing, as Hanson puts it, is not a revolutionary program to redesign American education. It is just a feeling that the traditionally fixed grade levels--freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior in high school and college--are not always the best mold for the education of a young American mind...
...McDonnell, president of St. Louis' McDonnell Aircraft Corp., testified that the Demon was originally a 22,000-lb., short-range interceptor. By early 1951 the Navy, engaged in Korea, sent a hurry-up call for something to meet the MIG on a fairly even basis. It wanted to redesign the plane, change it from the short-range to a mediumrange, all-weather fighter. This meant adding 7,000 Ibs. to the plane's weight...
From Dearborn, Mich, last week sounded the opening horn of the 1956 auto season. Ford Motor Co.'s Lincoln Division parted the curtains on two new models called the Premiere and Capri. In both looks and engineering, they represent a thorough redesign of previous Lincolns. They also represent the beginning of an ambitious campaign. Starting with these two models. Lincoln hopes gradually to edge General Motors' Cadillac from its position as the aristocrat of U.S. cars...