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Coalition of Discontent. As for the conduct of the war, a great many Americans feel strongly that: 1) America is paying too much, in both dollars and lives, for a conflict not of its making; 2) South Viet Nam is not pulling its weight militarily; 3) any Saigon regime, under whatever system of elections or government, will remain corrupt and undemocratic; 4) the U.S. is pulling its punches, particularly in the application of air power in the bombing of North Viet...
...meet that goal, constant redesigning was necessary, and prices soared. McNamara had originally estimated that one F-111A would cost $2.9 million; its current price tab is approximately $7,000,000, and the Navy version may cost as much as $10 million because of expensive weight-cutting programs and more complex missile systems. Despite the extra costs, the Air Force's F-111A currently is capable of making only a 100-mile low-level supersonic dash, and the Navy's model is still 7,000 Ibs. too heavy for optimum carrier use. The Air Force feels that...
Critical Factor. The changes have increased the total weight of the spaceship by 3,500 Ibs.-from 94,150 Ibs. to 97,650 Ibs.-including additional fuel needed for maneuvering...
This pushes Apollo to a critical launch-pad weight that is only 350 Ibs. under the Saturn 5's total lifting capacity for lunar missions. As a result, parts of Apollo's parachute system had to be enlarged or redesigned for safe landing at greater weight, and redundant systems on board have been eliminated for a weight reduction of 58 Ibs. Low hopes to peel 400 Ibs. more off Apollo by eliminating the spacecraft's lead ballast. So critical is the weight factor that even metal brackets inside Apollo are being examined for possible perforation to save...
...spinach." Her figure, in the simile of one friend, "is like a cup of tea-all the sugar went to the bottom." Partly because of indiscriminate eating of heavy Russian food, she has lately swelled to 132 Ibs. (at 5 ft. 4| in.), twelve over her working weight. Yet it takes practically a congressional resolution to force her into a girdle; she also shuns bras and stockings, to say nothing of accessories. She doesn't own a fur coat, and about the only jewelry she wears is a man's pocket watch on a chain. "She just couldn...