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Operated by South African Airways, a partner of BOAC, the Comet Yoke Yoke was on its regular scheduled flight from London to Johannesburg. Barely 16 days had elapsed since BOAC lifted the ban that had grounded its Comet fleet following the last fatal crash (TIME, Jan. 18), but Yoke Yoke...
In Britain there was consternation, for the Comet was a heady symbol of Britain's postwar comeback. For the second time in 13 weeks, the Comet fleet was grounded. Civil Aviation Minister Lennox-Boyd announced that the Comets' certificate of airworthiness would be withdrawn "pending further detailed investigations...
Harvard has recognized this. The Report of the Committee on General Education in a Free Society said that any study of general education which is historically grounded must include religion as one of the powerfully formative elements of our culture.
NORTHROP Aircraft, Inc., which had wing troubles that grounded early models of its F-89D Scorpion interceptor, has eliminated the bugs. The Air Force has given Northrop a $155 million contract to produce more of its two-man jets, heaviest-armed (104 rockets) fighters in existence.
MCDONNELL Aircraft Corp. grounded its Demon jet fighters for which the Navy has placed large orders, while it investigates three test-flight accidents. One plane exploded in midair, another landed with a dead burner, and a third had a fire in the tail section, all in nine days. Pilots escaped...