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...public, U.S. radar snooping from Turkey and U-2 aircraft flying over Russia confirmed the fact that the U.S.S.R. was developing both IRBMs and ICBMs. Says Schriever: "They were well ahead of us with the IRBM, at least a year ahead in their ICBM program. A missile gap did exist." After the Sputnik launching in 1957, the thrust superiority of Soviet rocketry was obvious...
...could carry a heavier warhead. Yet U.S. intelligence painted a frightening picture of Soviet missile capability. Defense Department experts predicted that the U.S.S.R. could have some 400 long-range missiles by mid-1963, while the U.S. would have only about half that number. This was the so-called "missile gap," which became a 1960 presidential campaign issue. To help plug the anticipated gap, the U.S. deployed 1,500-mile Thor and Jupiter missiles in Europe, then gambled heavily on Polaris and Minuteman. Since their solid fuel could be stored almost indefinitely inside the missiles, they could be fired more quickly...
...each new state enjoys one vote in the U.N. General Assembly-as do all the major powers save the Soviet Union, which wheedled three votes for itself at the San Francisco Conference in 1945. U.N. officials see no way of stopping this proliferation, and in a stop-gap move to accommodate it, the General Assembly Hall has just been redone to seat 126 national delegations, 14 more than present membership. After that, presumably, there will be standing room only...
...More Time. Down Churchill Downs' long (1,2341 ft.) stretch the horses pounded. On the outside, Hill Rise was ranging up fast. At the furlong pole, just ⅛ mi. from the wire, the Dancer still led by two lengths. Whipping furiously, Shoemaker closed the gap. With 50 ft. to go, Hill Rise's nose was even with the Dancer's tail. Two more strides, and he was 1 length behind. Another stride-but there was no more time. The two horses swept past the wire, with Northern Dancer in front by a neck. Track stewards called...
...jealous Moor opens the armoire. He discovers the enclosed lover, who emerges and shoves Othello, first on film, then live, across the gap and onto the other screen. The husband returning from the business trip now finds Othello in his wife's armoire. Farce to be sure, but so neatly coordinated that its humor is as artful as it is foolish...