Word: wide
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...radio announces a tornado watch for a wide corridor stretching from Abilene, Texas, to Enid, Okla. "Ha!" Moore cries, his judgment vindicated. Overhead, the underside of the clouds is heavy with moisture. Bill Moyer begins to check out the cameras...
Longtime critics of the jet claim it has more basic problems. They charge that the plane does not have as many redundant or fail-safe systems to handle an emergency as other wide-bodied jets. In particular, they cite the hydraulic systems. The DC-10 has three, whereas the Lockheed TriStar has four and the Boeing 747 has five. The DC-10 places its hydraulic lines along the leading-and more exposed-wing edge, rather than in the trailing edge, where the 747's and Tri-Star's are located. Critics also claim the hydraulic lines under...
...between the aviation interests and their regulators. The manufacturers, the airlines and the FAA all are striving for safety, yet the evidence stemming from the DC-10 debacle is that procedures should be tightened even more, despite the excellent safety record of the industry. In the era of the wide-bodied jet, any failure can be a disaster...
...Pope's vigor and popularity could not only revitalize his troubled church, but also strengthen his hand in governing it. With such a wide following, one priest in the labyrinthine, ungovernable Vatican Curia admits, he can "do things the hierarchy may not like...
...main hope of Washington's inflation fighters is that the United Rubber Workers, who are striking Uniroyal for an industry-wide settlement, eventually will accept a pay increase reasonably close to 7% annually. The U.R.W., which resumed negotiations last week, is seeking a three-year settlement of between 33% and 36%. No end of the strike is in sight...