Word: wac
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...rocket was a "piggyback" combination : a small Wac Corporal set in the nose of a German V2. An earlier test the week before had been a fizzle (a fuel pump went haywire), but this time the V-2 roared up and turned east over the ocean. In one minute and 20 seconds it reached an altitude of 51,000 ft. and a speed of 1,700 m.p.h...
...Then the Wac Corporal, set off by preset instruments or radio control, separated from the V2, adding its speed to that of the larger rocket. How fast and how far it went is still the Air Force's secret, but one spokesman mentioned an intended range greater than 175 miles. According to one informed observer, the Wac Corporal probably jreached a speed of 5,000 m.p.h...
That spurred Rosenfeld to put his designer, Elizabeth Hilt, to work on fall and winter suits. He earmarked $1,000,000 (Henry's favorite figure) for purchase of Botany flannels, iridescent tweeds, etc., and signed up six factories which turned out WAC and WAVE uniforms during the war to make his suits. Next month he expects to show buyers 30 new models of fall suits to retail for $39.95. By the end of next year, he thinks his gross will rise to $40 million as he turns out 1,000,000 suits bearing his rosebud label...
Hattie Carnegie ran up a whole new set of uniforms for the WAC, Army Nurse Corps and Women's Medical Specialist Corps. The new military colors ranged from taupe to "a rosy beige"; the shiny brass buttons became "antiqued gold...