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...many protective layers that he is in danger of stewing in his own juices, so researchers of the U.S.A.F. Air Research and Development Command at Wright Air Force Base have developed a cooling suit to be worn under everything but the underwear. This consists of two layers of rubberized nylon, quilted together, with two sets of air holes. A hose from a valve near the pilot's navel hooks the suit into the plane's air-conditioning system, and cooled air pours through small holes around his body. Warmed and spent, it escapes through larger holes...
...wife and secretary (both too exhausted after Manila to face another trip) and two disappointed hostesses (the wives of the Dutch and Norwegian ambassadors) who had been expecting him to dinner. With him he took a new relay of advisers-all European specialists-a change of linen (with nylon accessories, to beat the laundry problem) and two constant companions: a pair of swimming trunks and his dinner jacket. As the big Air Force DC-6 carried the traveling Secretary into the North Atlantic night, U.S. TV audiences saw his image and heard his voice in a report on the Manila...
...only yardstick. But well-managed companies no longer take such a short view. Now, the profit picture is projected over a period of years. Frequently a well-managed company will sacrifice short-range profits and dividends for long-range gains. e.g., Du Pont spent $27 million before it had nylon ready for commercial production. Moreover, shrewd managers do not become complacent even when their profits, year after year, are large. The test is whether the company's profits are growing along with the industry trend. For example, Montgomery Ward's percentage of profit on its gross business always...
...armor vest was recommended for U.S. civil defense by Army doctors reporting on its success in Korea. There, the 8-lb. nylon vest defeated two-thirds of all body hits by shell fragments or low-velocity bullets. The doctors reason that it should work as well in bombed cities, where most injuries are caused by flying debris...
...little biplane leveled off at 5,000 ft. over the tawny fields of Burgundy. In the rear cockpit, a Russian parachutist carefully checked his equipment. When he spotted a white chalk cross on the ground below, he stepped off into space. For 20 seconds he fell free. Then his nylon chute blossomed overhead and he began to drift downwind, past his target. Tugging skillfully at his suspension lines, he spilled air from his chute and slipped back toward the cross. He touched down only four yards short of the mark...