Word: six
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Six protesters were arrested after they climbed a crane and placed a "no nukes" sign on top. Construction workers were unable to talk the demonstrators down, and the state police were called into arrest them...
Whether they can or cannot do so will depend largely on the cheap fares. They are so low that carriers must continue to attract more passengers just to break even. The airlines are now making sizable profits because six out of ten passengers are still paying the regular tariff, and those fares provide enough revenue to cover the expenses of the flight. Hence, proceeds from the low-fare passengers, who fill up the remaining seats, are gravy...
...weight-saving twinjet, but they dallied. Next, a new-generation Airbus, designated the A310, will be a direct competitor to Boeing's planned 767. Already the new Airbus, which seats 200 and has most advanced technological features, has been ordered by Air France (four), Lufthansa (ten) and Swissair (six)?and Airbus sales teams are canvassing potential buyers throughout the world...
...first new-generation plane that most Americans will fly will be the 767. Passengers may be disappointed that its interior is not a radical improvement over today's jets. True, a few creature comforts will be better. Six-footers will not risk cracking their heads on the door frames; the entry, at 6 ft. 2 in., will be two inches higher than the doorway of today's 707s or 727s. For passengers who are accustomed to high-density seating, the 767's economy section will convey a sense of spaciousness, because the seats will be arranged...
After being besieged by the press, said Astronaut Candidate Margaret Seddon, 30, "you just want to be one of the guys." No such luck for the first six women launching NASA'S two-year training program with a crash course in water survival at the U.S. Air Force Base in Homestead, Fla. Zooming down a 45-ft. tower into warm, stagnant water, sliding under an open parachute, crawling in and out of at least three rafts and getting lifted up by a helicopter hoist, Astronaut Candidate Sally Ride, 27, screamed "No!" to a photographer who begged for "a happy...