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...largely self-taught aeronautical genius who never finished college, did not pursue his idea until the late 1960s. ("I didn't push it very much because it looked pretty weird.") By then, the U.S. was seriously considering construction of a large SST, a commercial supersonic transport, and wind-tunnel tests confirmed that the oblique wing should do the things he claimed it could. As Jones explains, at supersonic speeds conventional swept-back wings create noticeable pressure on each other, like two motorboats speeding side by side through the water and slamming waves into each other's hulls...
Baker's anecdotes and almanac-ish tips depict a world less evil than crazy and people afflicted less by self-interest than by tunnel vision. But even his most pointed observations are, at bottom, funny. When he satirizes network news in an anecdote showing how television "covered" the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden Eden, it is with the lightest of touches. Baker's ability to portray the less palatable sides of American life while keeping readers chuckling at his insights has made him America's funniest social critic; it also makes the Almanac splendid reading...
...accuser, Montuoro, has obvious credibility problems. He has been convicted of possession of heroin and firearms. He has worked near explosives on tunnel-digging jobs for so long that he does not hear well. But jurors tend to believe him. He was a principal Government witness when Sanzo was convicted last June of income tax evasion for failing to report bribes received from another construction company. Claims one federal prosecutor about Montuoro: "What he says turns out to be true...
...companies, arbitration will seem like nothing so much as a long dark tunnel that might actually lead nowhere. Arguing cases before the tribunal will eat up hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees. The most optimistic estimates are that the panel will still be sitting in 1985. Worst of all, no one expects that the $1 billion settlement account will come close to covering the legitimate claims for compensation. Though Iran has promised to replenish the fund, that too remains in doubt. Thus, the companies face the prospect of protracted litigation with only partial return, or none...
...Callinan with no fears should instill plenty in opposing defenses. It certainly seemed to scare most of the Princeton defenders out of his menacing path, for Callinan was constantly popping through holes the size of the tunnel of similar name. The fullback credits the big guys in front...