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...reading that Exley book [ A Fan's Notes]. I don't know what I'm doing on the same side of the street as that guy." He led the group like a platoon leader, stopping once (at Nini's, for a paper) before reaching the ultimate destination-Whitney's on Boylston Street. Once there, Breslin went right to the bar and made a place for himself. A late-afternoon talk show blared from the TV set high above the drinkers. Soon the Whitney's crowd began to notice that Breslin was in their midst. A man wearing an MBTA uniform...
...course, these are the kind of gremlins that infest almost any new airliner in its early service, and there is little doubt that most of them will soon be overcome. For example, Pratt & Whitney engineers quickly came up with recommendations for avoiding the engine trouble that delayed the inaugural flight. This problem occurs only rarely and is not dangerous. The engineers suggested that airlines have a man in the 747 cockpit watch the engine temperature gauges continuously during taxiing. If engine overheating is noticed immediately, they say, the pilot can shut down and restart the engines before they are damaged...
...fitting climax to the nine-year career of U.S. Attorney Robert Morgenthau, who left office last week after objecting unsuccessfully to the Nixon Administration's attempt to relieve him of his job. Now the case may become a source of embarrassment to Morgenthau's successor, Republican Whitney North Seymour. Continuing investigations into Voloshen's actions in another matter could involve some prominent members of the G.O.P...
...contender in a future Kentucky Derby may be Je Namath. Not the New York Jets' gimpy quarterback, but a brown three-year-old colt owned by Mrs. Liz Tippett (the former Mrs. Jock Whitney). "He's big and beautiful just like his namesake," said Mrs. Tippett. "But he's a little sounder in wind and limb-and he has good knees...
...Pratt & Whitney finally found a solution by modifying the mounting, in effect adding an extra strut to carry the thrust. The new part will not be ready until the first 30 aircraft have been built...