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...Scyoc made five passes, then banked for a sixth. Just as the manuals said, the Sidewinder was shackled by safety devices. A hook-shaped pin immobilized the trigger; a toggle switch was in the nonfiring position; a vital circuit breaker was off. Yet somehow a Sidewinder got away. The horrified Van Scyoc could only radio: "Look out, one of my missiles has fired!" A second later the explosion sent the bomber crashing against the snow-covered side of Mount Taylor. At least three members of the eight-man crew managed to parachute to safety, and rescue parties began slogging through...
When the going gets rough on the overcrowded floor of the New York Stock Exchange, brokers with any ailments-sprained shoulders, sunburns or broken arms-pin red crosses on sleeve or back to warn off scurrying colleagues. Last week even brokers thus armed could hardly avoid a jostling. In furious trading inspired by the new bull market, volume on the exchange in one day leaped to 7,080,000 shares, highest mark in 5½ years. The tape ran late so often that the warning clock that signals the tape's tardiness was lit for hours at a stretch...
Major Fulton finally pulled a pin to release the X-15. Walker hit the throttle. The rocket engine fired briefly, then died. "I don't have a start," he radioed. He tried again. Fourteen seconds passed ("It felt like five hours"). Then, thankfully, the 57,000-lb. thrust engine reignited with a roar...
...Seeger sang them today, accompanying himself on his famed five-string banjo. He refused to interpret their political meaning, saying, "It is wrong to pin specific meanings to works of art." He describes his function as a catalyst, "bringing the songs to the people and letting them work their magic...
...crucial match was the heavyweight bout. A Harvard win by decision would tie the meet, a pin would give the varsity the match and the Big Three title. But Tom Gaston could only wrestle Yale's Bill McCormick to a 2-2 draw...