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...Descent. At this point the crew may shake hands all round, but they still have excitement ahead. They unload the 36 tons of cargo (sections of the satellite station) and park it in space. There's no danger of its falling: it has the same speed as the rocket, and will stay in the orbit indefinitely...
Last week Fox announced that he would sell his holdings. It was not, said Fox, that he had grown sour on Western Union's prospects; he merely needed more time-and reportedly more money-for his newest buy, the Boston Post (TIME, June 30). But Fox could only unload 100,000 shares at his price, for an estimated profit of $1,000,000. So many other investors hustled to sell that Western Union stock plunged 2⅝ points...
...hands over their faces, mumbling against the cold that numbs men's minds. Every now & then they would drop their hands and jump about violently for warmth. Eventually Fletcher won the argument. He and his two assistants were permitted to stay, and General Old pitched in to help unload supplies...
Stores had heralded their generosity with corny ads, such as "Ties-a buck a throw" (accompanied by a picture of George Washington heaving a silver dollar across the Potomac). Most stores offered only a small number of real buys, used them as decoys to unload trade-ins, old models, other slow-moving stock. Even so, some merchants said that sales, as usual, were twice those of any other day in the year. The Mode men's shop reported it took in $8,500, triple usual sales. Nevertheless, Proprietor Walter Nordlinger viewed the whole affair darkly: "It's getting...
...fans, special windows so the women can see out but no one can see in. For himself, Ibn Saud is getting a $20,000 mahogany-paneled trailer from Tulsa, Okla., which has a throne room, a bedroom (with a 5-by-7-ft. bed) and an elevator to load & unload the King in his wheelchair...