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Although the contents of the report prepared for Gordon have not been made public. The Crimson has learned that the collapse was blamed on a sunlight-weakened seam and the failure of an alarm system to summon an engineer when the winds reached gale force...
...clear whether the engineer--even if one had been summoned and he had built up the air pressure--could have prevented the bubble's collapse, however, because the rip which caused it came at a weakened seam...
...builders are experimenting with a method of constructing giant cargo ships in two halves and then joining them in the water. The two sections are fitted together with the aid of a horseshoe-shaped tunnel that enables welders to work both inside and outside the hull, producing a stronger seam than is attained by conventional methods. In the past, other Communist nations got most of the benefit of Polish expertise: one out of every two Rumanian fishing ships, and every fourth Albanian, fifth Soviet and sixth Chinese merchant ship, is Polish made...
...full of red and white tablecloth. Not wishing to attract attention. Steve continued to munch away until he got to a hem he looked up. The people seated around the now bare table were staring at him. Retaining his composure after a slight telltale blush, he sliced down the seam and severed his connection with his meal, swallowed a mouthful of 99 per cent cotton, licked his chops, smacked his lips, wiped his mouth with the remaining cloth, sat back comfortably, and let out a satisfied burp. He asked to be excused and left to go to the Health Services...
...reading points, Maynard had the option of cutting toward the middle or toward the sideline, depending upon how he was being covered. Meanwhile, the slot receiver, Eddie Bell, ran a shorter pattern into the area vacated by the defensive backs -an empty spot in the zone known as the seam. One result: Namath was able to complete nine passes to Bell for 197 yards and one touchdown...