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Diplomatic sources said another mercenary column, operating north of Stanleyville, had halted its thrust toward the town of Paulis because there were strong reports of about 200 Europeans hiding in the region...
...police, who took the two nearly hysterical Egyptians and their baggage to a police station. When the cops opened the trunk they goggled at the contents: a slim, blond young man, strapped into an adjustable chair, with his head encased in a sort of crash helmet and his feet thrust into shoes nailed to the floor of the trunk. Small ventilating holes had been drilled into the sides to let him breathe...
...they ignite spontaneously when they come in contact with each other. A valve permits a jet of oxidizer to squirt into the rear chamber, combustion begins, and a hot, high-temperature flame roars out of the nozzle. The oxidizer valve can be used as a throttle to reduce the thrust and the engine can be stopped and started any number of times, a maneuver that is difficult or impossible with almost all other types of rockets...
SCHUBERT: SYMPHONY NO. 9 (Deutsche Grammophon). Robert Schumann called it the "symphony of heavenly length," and Karl Böhm and the Berlin Philharmonic just let it flow. There is no feeling of thrust; the rhythmic divisions are as natural as breathing, and Schubert's last and greatest symphony emerges clear, bright and grandly melodious...
...victory, though it places him right at the top beside Senator Kennedy is likely only to cause further disputes among the party's various elements. All of Peabody's supporters, unexpectedly thrust out of doors, are now casting about for someone to lead them back to the State House, and there are several candidates, most notably Boston's Mayor Collins, who are already in the running for 1966. Senator Kennedy, who belatedly came out for Club, is not known to be overjoyed at the results and will probably do nothing to stop any serious attempt to humble Bellotti later...