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...England. Invited to play at Westminster Abbey, he had only a few hours of rehearsal with the huge organ. Because the Abbey's acoustics are so troublesome that the organist has scarcely any idea what his playing sounds like, Mrs. Biggs was stationed far below in the choir stall as Biggsie tried the stops, calling up to him, "Too squeaky," "Too harsh...
Touring Home. A self-powered home on wheels was put into mass production by Michigan's Saginaw Manufacturing Co. Built on a G.M. light-truck chassis, the "Safari" sleeps four, comes with air conditioning, gasoline-burning generator, septic-tank lavatory, shower stall, stove, refrigerator and kitchen sink. Price...
...triflingly tiny stage, and in a hall whose acoustics magnify sound with the fervor of a shower stall, a group from Harvard and Radcliffe is furnishing a first rate evening of Gilbert and Sullivan. With minor exceptions, the singing of both the principals and chorus is excellent, and even the less sparkling acting supplies in enthusiasm what it lacks in conviction...
Other Crimson winners included Bill Wister over Mark Cluett, 15-12, 11-15, 18-16, 17-15; Ed Rose over Ned Heppen-stall, 14-17, 15-11, 15-7, 15-7; and Paul Carrigue over Scott Wood, 16-13, 15-11, 11-15, 15-5. Only loser was Mike Ward, playing fifth, to Allen Fulkerson...
...Boyd, commander of Wright Air Development Center, by Major "Chuck" Yeager, the first pilot to fly faster than sound, and by Captain Harold E. Collins, who set an official speed record in a Sabre jet. After putting the MIG through its paces, they decided that it 1) has "insufficient stall warning"; 2) has a cramped, uncomfortable cabin with poor heating and ventilation; 3) is hard to control in combat; 4) is "deficient in speed...