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Today Orville would probably have to say something like "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." But there is nothing in Fred Howard's biography to suggest that either of these Dayton bicycle mechanics ever had such a grandiose notion. The bachelor sons of Bishop Milton Wright lived in a circumscribed world of nuts and bolts. They took care of business, and by trial and error they slowly realized their dream of flight on the sands of the Outer Banks and over Huffman Prairie, a half-mile-long field on the Dayton-Springfield trolley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Heads In Air, Feet on Ground WILBUR AND ORVILLE | 6/1/1987 | See Source »

...Fred Yoder, Editor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Campus Prejudice | 5/25/1987 | See Source »

...Most ethics become important when the roof falls in." So said TV Producer Fred Friendly recently as he plunged into the making of a PBS series designed to examine the tangled state of American ethics. His task could not have been more timely or more daunting, nor could his comment have been more appropriate. Large sections of the nation's ethical roofing have been sagging badly, from the White House to churches, schools, industries, medical centers, law firms and stock brokerages -- pressing down on the institutions and enterprises that make up the body and blood of America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looking to Its Roots | 5/25/1987 | See Source »

...really think she knew how intensely sexy she seemed to others," said Hawks. Hayworth was sweet and lovable in Cover Girl (1944), but she was also the timeless temptress in Gilda (1946), doing a wild rendition of Put the Blame on Mame for Glenn Ford, as well as Fred Astaire's exquisitely gracious partner in You Were Never Lovelier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rita Hayworth: 1918-1987: The All-American Love Goddess | 5/25/1987 | See Source »

...eats breakfast at the Ramada Inn coffee shop on his way to work. Along the way he may stop at Barber John Mayhall's for his monthly haircut, for which he pays $5 (no tip). While Bentonville offers few diversions, a favorite Friday-night spot for the Waltons is Fred's Hickory Inn, known for its ribs and cheesecake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Make That Sale, Mr. Sam Wal-Mart's | 5/18/1987 | See Source »

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