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...spinning had impaired my better judgment, but I felt less intimidated by the Eagle now. I strode securely through the line, smiling self-assuredly as I watched train after train leave the loading point and inch its way up the first rise. I laughed nonchalantly as I buckled my seatbelt and pulled the safety bar toward my lap. I thanked the attendant when she wished me a pleasant ride...
Ironically Moss himself does not particularly like to fly and purportedly keeps his seatbelt on most of the way, so it is not likely that he will take any chances or shortcuts with the plane...
...comes to his profession, however, he is all caution and conservatism. The Belgian Grand Prix was canceled this year largely because of his argument that the race would be too dangerous on wet roads. He was among the first Grand Prix drivers to use the six-point-contact seatbelt, and he introduced the idea of remote-control fire extinguishers in the engine compartment and cockpit, which racing authorities may make compulsory...
...gouging action of metal under impact. Pontiac is introducing windshield wipers that, when not in use, retract into the engine cowl to allow the driver unobstructed vision. Many G.M. cars have a dashboard light that, when the brakes fail, winks like a slot machine. >Ford has made standard a "seatbelt reminder light" that flashes on when the engine is started. Lincoln-Mercury's new Cougar sports car will not start while the door on the driver's side is open. Cougar and other Ford cars have red markings on the 70 m.p.h. to 120 m.p.h. range of their...
...Somewhere," mused Heavyweight Champion Cassius Clay, 24, "there is a ten-year-old boy who is going to whip me." Meanwhile, Cassius is bumming around. Last week's punching bag was Brian London, a 32-year-old Blackpudlian whose face should be on posters warning, FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT. Cassius' motives for fighting London were 1) a pressing need for money (he must post a $50,000 alimony bond before Aug. 27 or go to jail), and 2) a fine regard for his personal safety. London already had been knocked out by Henry Cooper and Floyd Patterson-both...