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Divorced. By John Conrad Russell, Viscount Amberley, 32, son of Britain's Philosopher Bertrand Russell: Susan Doniphan Lindsay, 28, daughter of late U.S. poet Vachel Lindsay, on grounds of adultery; after eight years of marriage, three children; in Caernarvon, Wales...
...BOAC had no choice. Ever since the war, Britons have dreamed of the day when British lines would be flying British planes around the world. But with the exception of Vickers' short-haul Viscount turboprop (TIME, Jan. 3), most of Britain's postwar transports, especially its long-range planes, have been expensive flops. Avro's huge, highly touted Tudor transport failed in a series of disastrous crashes; Saunders-Roe's immense, ten-engined Princess flying boat has been in the prototype stage since 1946, still needs better engines; Bristol's equally large Brabazon, designed...
...Viscounts in Vickerland. To Britons, Vickers' new Viscount is soothing balm after the blows to their prestige from the De Havilland Comet crashes. British aviation experts make the point that wherever Viscounts have flown on trunk (under 1,000 mile) routes, the turboprop planes have proved tough competition for piston-engined U.S. transports. Their four 1,400-h.p. Rolls Royce jet engines, hooked to propellers, not only make them about 35 m.p.h. faster than competing Convairs, but also much quieter and smoother riding. (British European Airways passenger traffic has gone up about 26% since switching to Viscounts from...
...Viscount is Britain's greatest single commercial victory of the postwar years, but it is only a tiny fraction of Vickers' mighty empire, sprawling over 17 separate divisions. Vickers has 80,000 workers, assets of nearly $400 million; last year its profits hit $20 million on an array of products from aircraft to yzarine (a type of suede cloth for shoes...
Since then Vickers has cut back its military business to slightly under 50%. Chairman Weeks will keep it that way, ready for hot or cold war, spreading his bets over a variety of products in every division. Planes are no exception. In addition to its civilian Viscount, Vickers is also busy making its supersonic jet Supermarine Swift for the R.A.F., though bugs have slowed production. Its huge, four-jet Vickers Valiant is Britain's first long-range A-bomber to hit the production line. And to back up its short-range Viscount in the battle for airline supremacy, Vickers...