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...between Cecil's innards and the cockpit, where he could get guidance from the ground. He was armed with the flashlight, screw driver and pliers that he always carries with him when flying. Finally he thought he had located the right relay switch. Taking a dime-store binder clip that he uses to hold papers in his documents case, Cotton ripped off one of the clasp's wire handles, stripped an equipment strap for insulation ("My hands were sweating") and inserted the wire with the pliers. "Okay, okay!" he yelled to White, who then pushed the forward-gear...
...dollars spent abroad over dollars earned there-has already helped stall negotiations for world monetary reform, caused U.S. corporations to invade the European market for dollar bonds, prompted Charles de Gaulle to keep cashing in France's dollars for U.S. gold at a $33 million-a-month clip. Last week the Administration got more bad news: imports are climbing so fast that the nation may well run a $1.8 billion payments deficit this year, as against $1.3 billion...
Eleven months before his death, he gave his 105-piece collection of modern sculpture to the state of Israel. "In this clip-clap, ragtag life," he proclaimed, "this is the most heartwarming thing I have ever done." But the loneliness of the short-distance runner still stayed with him, and to the end he never stopped competing...
...evidence of police inefficiency and probable corruption, said the I.A.C.P. report, is the Block, a "nationally notorious 'Casbah'," only a block from city hall, half a block from police headquarters. The Block is actually a five-block stretch of sleazy-but hardly inexpensive-nightclubs, strip joints and clip joints, most of them openly offering prostitution. The I.A.C.P.'s conclusion: "Public officials have either been 'reached,' or they are incompetent in the performance of their duties...
M.I.T.'s offense has been centered around its high-scoring front line. Alex Wilson, a 6-5 forward, has averaged 20.9 points per game, and 6-4 sophomore Dave Jansson is scoring at an 18-point clip. Center Bob Hardt (6-6) has a 16-point average, but he suffered an injury last week and will miss tonight's game. That will definitely help Harvard's chances. Hardt's place will be taken by 6-3 junior Kevin Kinsella...