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...beginning to match Gonzales' ferocious concentration. When his thinking is cool and his strokes are hot, Hoad can play an overwhelming brand of tennis. Flatfooted, he can hit a backhand with a flick of his powerful wrist with so much top spin that the ball seems to zoom off the turf like a maddened hornet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Showdown at Forest Hills | 7/6/1959 | See Source »

Business, for the most part, is nearly back to normal in Havana. The tourists are slowly returning to the suffering hotels, as they realize that the fighting and danger are over. The exotic Cuban climate is as alluring as ever, the ubiquitous busses driven by mad geniuses called guageros zoom miraculously through narrow city streets, and the colorful street vendors tirelessly ply their wares upon bargain-hunting Americanos...

Author: By Warren KAPLAN L, | Title: Law Student Visits Castro's Cuba: Soldiers and Inhabitants Exultant | 2/6/1959 | See Source »

...difficult, sophisticated way to fly a jet plane off a short runway or no runway at all is to design it so it can stand on its tail like the Ryan Vertijet and zoom directly upward. The simple, brute-force way is to blast it into the air with rocket power. Last week the Air Force announced that the "zero-length" launch, done in the past with less advanced airplanes, has been accomplished with North American's supersonic F-100D fighter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Rocket Leap-Off | 6/9/1958 | See Source »

...Zoom & a Prayer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 28, 1958 | 4/28/1958 | See Source »

...Zoom Lens. Bell & Howell put on sale a new zoom-lens attachment for 16-mm. home movie cameras with which the camera buff can change focal length from wide-angle to normal to telescope with the turn of a handle, enabling him to keep right on shooting while switching from closeups to long or panoramic shots. Electric Rug. A carpet pad that can be plugged in like an electric blanket to supply radiant heating in mild climates will be marketed by Britain's Thermalay Ltd. Developed after 18 months of research by electrical engineers and textile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Mar. 10, 1958 | 3/10/1958 | See Source »

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