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...Stilts. Washington's Dulles International Airport, opened for business last week, is a gleaming glass and concrete monument dedicated to the abolition of the dread Last Mile in jet travel. The roof is a concrete hammock slung between rows of gracefully leaning concrete "trees"; everything else is glass, clear and untinted. More important, passengers emplaning at Dulles need walk only 150 feet to board the aircraft, although the plane is parked half a mile away...
Early last week, 200 students gathered near the cafeteria where Meredith was eating. They slung eggs, pop bottles, and at least one Molotov cocktail at troops and U.S. marshals. Scores of cherry bombs were hurled with slingshots. Next day, firecrackers exploded all over the campus. A Coke bottle smashed the window of a car carrying Meredith, laid open the face of an accompanying marshal...
Experiments & Excuses. Unlike the nationalized railroads of Europe and Asia, the U.S.'s private lines have already surrendered by default to the airlines. Experiments with low-slung Talgo trains seven years ago failed because of excessive vibration and passenger queasiness at speeds up to 100 m.p.h. As for future attempts, Pennsylvania Railroad Chairman James M. Symes offers the prevailing view: "We do not believe we could attract patronage from the air and highways to justify the expenditure...
...Grand Prix racer only two years ago: the U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, N.Y., by the margin of 15 sec. over Britain's Graham Hill (TiME, Sept. 28). In a hurry to get home and "get the feed in for the winter," Clark gunned his low-slung V-8 Lotus into the lead at the start, set a new lap record (110.4 m.p.h.), and stubbornly fought off Hill-despite a clutch that failed midway through the 230-mi. contest. Runner-up to Hill in the duel for the Grand Prix driving championship, Clark needs a victory in next...
...Potholder Man. Last week in West Hartford. Representative Seely-Brown slung a paper boy's sack over his shoulder, rang doorbells, chatted briefly with the housewife, then handed out a brown-and-white potholder bearing the words: "Seely-Brown for U.S. Senator." Making a beeline for the next bell, he explained: "People throw campaign cards and buttons away. They keep potholders in their kitchens. A housewife will remember anyone who takes the time to knock on her door and give her something for her kitchen...