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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...year later, and qualified as a pilot in the Army Air Service. As a barnstormer, he walked wings, became a master of every stunt a Jenny could be put through. Landing was just a matter of picking the likeliest-looking pasture; navigation was done by spotting the shape of rivers, or sometimes by swooping low over the railroad station to read the signs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: LINDBERGH: THE WAY OF A HERO | 5/26/1967 | See Source »

...second across the North Atlantic to Europe and back across the South Atlantic (again recorded by Anne in Listen, the Wind!). The report he submitted to Pan Am embodied the same pragmatic realism he had shown in equipping the Spirit of St. Louis, and helped change the shape of airplanes. He argued that it was more important to design an airplane to stay aloft and fly over or out of danger than to add intricate, heavy features that might or might not help in a forced landing. This is general airline doctrine today...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: LINDBERGH: THE WAY OF A HERO | 5/26/1967 | See Source »

Right now Magraw is in good shape to get something done next year. An HUC committee is issuing an extensive report next Fall with recommendations on dining, off-campus living, and parietals among other things. The recommendations will go to the Committee on Houses, and Magraw, who has appeared as a low-key and rational type throughout the Spring battle, should be well-received...

Author: By James K. Glassman, | Title: Parietals Battle of '67 Might Be Won Next Year | 5/24/1967 | See Source »

According to Carlhian, the tile exterior had advantages of great strength, good insulation of the building, and the attractive dark finish. The tiles could easily be molded in any shape in order to fit around windows and protruding edges of the building...

Author: By William R. Galeota jr, | Title: Harvard Cuts Tile to Slice Mather Costs | 5/23/1967 | See Source »

Adelsberg and Davis and Gonzalez and Hodges seem to be in good shape at second and third doubles, especially since Gonzalez and Hodges are undefeated...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, Yale Netmen Slated to Clash Today | 5/16/1967 | See Source »

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