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...nitrogen oxides, and the afterburners now being compulsorily installed on California cars cannot do the whole job of cleaning up the city's air, said Dr. Arie Jan Haagen-Smit. If Angelenos want real relief, he said, they must have better, and preferably electric, public transportation, fewer commuters, smoother-flowing traffic, and cars that burn less fuel...
...still has not lost the battle with the truck, auto and plane, railroads are rapidly rolling out new super expresses in their determined drive to win passengers on middle-distance runs. The trains often outspeed the planes, counting travel time to and from airports, and they are usually faster, smoother and safer than cars...
...come to the concert expecting to hear an anemic student orchestra, the first five minutes of the performance were petrifying. The sound of Giannini's Frescobaldiana, which received its New England premiere Friday, rolled out bigger, smoother, and more controlled than anything we could remember the HRO emitting before. Difficult transitions--full orchestra dropping away to unveil a quartet of woodwinds--passed in untroubled succession. Massive string sections--nine violas and eleven cellos--luxuriated in lush tone. A fine solo on the English horn by Barbara Cohen introduced the second movement. And Swoboda provided the histrionics on the podium that...
...slowed it down another 15 minutes. We've put 30 minutes back on the schedule of the National Limited (St. Louis to Baltimore), and engineers on these long-distance runs are under instructions not to try to make up time on unavoidable delays." The extra time permits a smoother ride, and a chance for the passengers to get a look at where they are before they have passed it. Other railroads are not inclined to put such a high premium on comfort or scenery. Says a New York Central spokesman: "People take trains because they don't want...
...astronaut's disposal, fly-by-wire, uses the jets and fuel supply of the automatic system, but is controlled by the hand stick. Instead of opening the peroxide valves directly, fly-by-wire works them through a set of electrical actuators. It is faster than automatic and smoother than manual control, but if it is used impatiently, it quickly drains the fuel of the automatic system...