Word: weatherly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...soon let his host know that there was nothing to dread. Wearing a jaunty karakul cap, a trimly tailored frock coat and a 500-watt smile, the camel driver accepted the onslaught of press and public with the nonchalance of a Mogul prince. Nervously, Johnson apologized for the chilly weather. Replied Bashir: "It is not the cold; it is the warmth of the people's hearts that matters." In response to L.B.J.'s welcoming speech, the camel driver responded in his native Urdu: "Since I had the honor and good fortune of meeting you. I prayed to Allah...
Deadly Balloon. No responsible authority believes that fallout from the Soviet tests is strong enough yet to damage health. But authorities point out that weather and other uncertain factors can concentrate fallout to high local levels. And the worst is still to come: most of the dangerous radioactive products of the Soviet tests are still floating high in the stratosphere. No one can predict how much harm they will do when they eventually come down...
...before firing time. Captain Paul Lacy took the Ethan Allen up to periscope depth to check the relative positions of his sub and its target by means of a remarkable celestial-navigation system that can shoot the stars, by day as well as by night, in any kind of weather. From a small Datico testing computer plugged into the Polaris itself came the signal that every one of the missile's million-odd parts was in sound firing order. With that, the missile was sent splashing up out of the sea, arced 1,100 miles downrange and landed square...
...secondary answer is that aerospace has already begun to pay unusual dividends, and promises more. Space probes in the last four years have taught scientists more about the nature of the universe than they had learned in the previous three centuries. Satellites now spot hurricanes, help to predict weather and may in time contribute to controlling it-a possibility with tremendous implications for every farmer, fisherman or merchant. Communications satellites, the first of which will be launched within the next year by A.T. & T. and RCA, will ultimately enable nations to see and speak with each other through the medium...
Radio Corp. of America has been operating in a partial vacuum (inside its radio tubes) for years, so thin-air space work (37% of sales) came naturally. Among its projects: prime contractor on Tiros weather satellites and on NASA's Relay communications satellite system...