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...practice was soon officially dubbed one of the Eight New Evil Winds* and eventually banned by the government. But fashion is still coming on strong in Chinese life, at least in the big cities. "It's fantastic," says Pierre Cardin, as eleven Chinese models sashay up a Peking runway in black silk dresses made for him in Shanghai...
...fighter raced off a runway at California's Edwards Air Force Base last Friday, soared to 35,000 ft., then launched an 18-ft.-long, two- stage rocket. At the same time, some 320 miles above the Pacific, an inoperative six-year-old satellite hurtled along at 17,000 m.p.h. A 35-lb. instrument package, no larger than a gallon can, separated from the rocket. Guided by infrared sensors that could detect the warmth of the satellite and powered by 64 tiny jet rockets, the cylinder closed in on its target. Zap! The two bodies collided at a combined speed...
...settled back in their seats, many were probably thinking of their pending escape from England's blustery summer for the sunny Greek island of Corfu, the plane's destination. At 7:07, the twin-engine jet pulled away from the loading gate and taxied to the northeast end of runway...
...cockpit, Captain Peter Terrington, 39, a 19-year veteran of flying, received the all-clear signal from the control tower. As the plane hit 120 m.p.h., about one-third of the way down the 10,000-ft. runway, the left engine exploded. The blast ruptured fuel tanks and lines, spewing jet fuel throughout the rear passenger section of the plane and turning it into an inferno...
Terrington shut down both engines and slammed on the brakes. The jet, trailing a stream of smoke, fishtailed to a halt two-thirds of the way down the runway on a taxiway, just 200 yds. from the fire station. By the time the call from the emergency control tower came in at 7:13 a.m., firemen were loading into five fire-fighting vehicles equipped with foam. They reached the burning craft within...