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...TRIP-processed materials to prevent metal fatigue "pure speculation" at this point, it is not beyond the realm of possibility. Other conceivable uses of TRIP steel: storage tanks to withstand the super-coolness (as much as -450° F.) of liquid helium, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen; chemical-processing equipment; roller and ball bearings. TRIP, in the estimate of its discoverers, is capable of being produced commercially at prices competitive with other high-strength steels. It may some day be used in the manufacture of deep-diving descendants of such undersea vessels as the bathyscaphe and the three-man submarine Alvin...
...Menuhin spins out a contemplative opening cadenza, progresses to some pizzicato syncopations, then, over the pitty-pat of tabla (drums), skips and slides through a series of jaunty embellishments on the theme. On the second, he and Shankar engage in a long, rousing call-and-response pattern and a roller-coaster ensemble of rising and falling arpeggios, which leads, over steadily accelerating rhythms, to a climax of rhapsodic abandon...
...most fans the dogs are the least important aspect of a night at the track. Greyhound racing is a participation sport, not a spectator sport, and the participation involves risking a valued belonging. Betting puts an edge on life, brings a vividness costlier than a roller-coaster ride. But why is its thrill worth the money thrown away for it? Less than 28 per cent of the $500,000 bet each night is winning money. But the fans keep coming back, and even though the percentages are against them, they go right on betting...
Bathtub Race. Proud as they are of Expo's success, Canadians have taxed their imaginations to make sure that their centennial will be remembered for more than the fair alone. Oil Rigger Clint Shaw, 25, is demonstrating his patriotism by roller-skating 4,000 miles eastward from Victoria to Newfound land. Teams of Canadians dressed in the garb of the early fur traders are paddling from Alberta to Expo in a 3,300-mile canoe race. Later this month, 200 Canadians will race across the Georgia Strait near Vancouver in seagoing bathtubs fitted with outboard motors...
Worst hit were the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn and the nearby town of Belvidere. At Oak Lawn, a swirling funnel smashed a shopping center, ripped up a trailer park and slammed into a roller-skating rink filled with youngsters. It left at least 30 dead, several of them teen-agers with roller skates still strapped to their feet. At Belvidere, the tornado sliced through five subdivisions and a supermarket, severely damaged a hospital, nicked an auto plant, and then headed toward the local high school, where students were just finishing the day. "A girl fell and somebody said...