Word: tiring
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...been traditionally explosive because of racial street-gang rivalries, was an irresistible target for Negro bystanders. Fighting broke out and scattered gunshots crackled through the area, killing an 11-year-old Negro boy as he crouched in terror on a street corner. Rooftop commandos hurled everything from garbage to tire jacks at police and passersby. In all, 22 people were hurt and 29 arrested before 1,500 riot-ready cops managed to calm things down...
...polls bear out the effectiveness of the President's move in this regard. But what the escalators ignore is the fact that they may have run their gamut. Public opinion is not likely to support outright bombing of North Vietnam's population centers. And the people will tire of this phase in the war as readily as they did of the last. That is what Thomas Adams is banking...
Warning Signs. Led by Goodrich and Goodyear, tiremakers this fall will introduce "the wear bar," a device adapted from aircraft tires, which have a red cord imbedded in the rubber to show when the tread is becoming worn. In auto tires, small portions of the tread will be cut one-sixteenth of an inch less deep than the rest of the grooves, and will show up as bald spots when the tire needs replacing...
This week in Kansas City, Goodyear also will begin test marketing "radial-ply" tires, which have been popular in Europe for years, but are new to the U.S. Normally the layers of cord in a tire are set at 30° angles to one another, forming a diamond pattern around the wheel, but in a radial tire the cords are at 90° angles, forming a pattern of crosses. With this structure, the faster a car goes, the more tread is slapped onto the ground. The result is better road grip and up to 100% longer tread life-but also...
Trouble Spot. The greatest changes are in the cord fibers used to make the carcass of a tire. Nylon is a particularly admirable cord, but automakers are not fond of it. Only 6% of the nation's new cars carry nylon tires as original equipment, though 80% of the tires sold in the replacement market are nylon. Detroit's resistance derives largely from the fact that nylon tires tend to make a thumping noise for the first few blocks or miles of a ride-and auto dealers can have a difficult time convincing customers that the thump comes...