Word: walke
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...with their huge booster rockets, have been less concerned about weight; they have employed a two-gas system from the beginning of their manned-space program. It has proved awkward in at least one of their space missions. Before Cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov could leave Voskhod II for his space walk, he had to breathe pure oxygen (to rid his body of dissolved nitrogen and avoid the possibility of bends). He then entered an air lock, sealed his suit, gradually lowered its pressure to about 3 lbs. per sq. in. (so that it would be less inflated and more flexible...
...Chambre Syndicate de la Couture Parisienne, the industry's governing body set up to stop plagiarism, keep showings exclusive, and control publicity-release dates. In insurrection against the Chambre are growing numbers of young designers who see their future in the mass market and are willing to walk right out of official haute couture to reach...
...modest ceremony awaited the first Cliffie to walk into coeducated Lamont. She came anonymously at 9:20 a.m. and was presented by two librarians with a Xeroxed copy of a picture of Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation. "It was the best thing we could find," a reference librarian explained. "We were glad she came. We were afraid that no one would...
...White, who came along in the second generation of astronauts in 1962, had the warmth and folksiness that Grissom lacked. In fact, when his celebrated space walk on June 3, 1965 put him in the first rank of astronaut heroes, it was as much for his offhanded casualness as for the feat itself. With the world following his every move, White stepped out of orbiting Gemini 4 at the end of a 24-ft. tether, strolled in space for a spell, then matter-of-factly informed Pilot James Alton McDivitt: "It's fun. I'm not coming...
...outdone, Powell has plans for three more records. They will be called, he said, And Spread the Faith Gently, Baby; Walk Together, Children; and The Swinging Jesus. Clearly, there is a whole new career awaiting Parson Powell...