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...most impressive feat of the night was scored by a lean, relaxed broad jumper from Laurel, Miss, named Ralph Boston. Delighted with the feel of the runway, Boston could hardly wait to begin jumping, remained undismayed even after spiking his knee so badly on an early try that he needed three stitches. Three times he flew over 26 ft. Then, arms flailing, Boston soared 26 ft. 11¼ in. to break by 3 in. the world record of Jesse Owens, a landmark of track that had stood for 25 years while every other standard was crumbling away. "Jesse said...
...would fly him back to Léopoldville. When he got to the field, he found a platoon of gun-toting troops, apparently ready to riddle the plane if it proved to contain the vanguard of arriving U.N. troops. Nearby were trucks and oil drums to be used as runway obstacles if more planes arrived. Sensing a delicate moment, Bunche grabbed the airport radio microphone and asked the pilot of the plane heading for the field whether any soldiers were on board. Assured there were none, the Katangans allowed the plane to land. "This is a free country...
...laboratory for many of the world's changing airports. This week ten officials of Aeroflot, the Soviet civil airline, will poke through every nook and cranny of Idlewild on a restricted tour of U.S. airports, searching for ideas to take back home. Cologne is building an instrument-landing runway with narrow-gauge lighting patterned after Idlewild's. Frankfurt has jet-terminal improvements scheduled, but is waiting to see how Idlewild's new facilities work...
...airports are also wrestling with the immense technological problems of the jet age. The hungry jets have made obsolete the ubiquitous airport fuel truck; Idlewild, Seattle, London, O'Hare and Brasilia are all installing underground fueling systems. Hong Kong Airport has solved its space problem by building a runway 8,350 feet into Hong Kong bay. Miami has a new $350,000 radar approach system. Near San Francisco, the Federal Aviation Agency is building an ultramodern, $5,000,000 radar air-traffic control center, whose Remington Rand electronic brain will track all aircraft in a three-state zone. Hardest...
While cities are hustling to catch up with the jet age, the wisest airport builders are looking ahead-to the 1970s and 500,000-lb. supersonic airliners. Seattle is building a runway extension long enough-and strong enough-for Mach 3 aircraft. Brussels, by the end of 1961, will be one of the world's best-equipped airports, capable of handling 3,000,000 passengers a year v. the present 1,000,000. Explaining the philosophy behind the avant-garde Dulles airport, FAA Boss Elwood ("Pete") Quesada says: "We designed this airport for the requirements not only of this...