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...Army's dependable ballistic dray horse, Jupiter-C, which has failed only once in four tries, this was a milk-run space delivery-but on a new route. All other U.S. satellites were launched toward the equator to take advantage of the earth's 1,000-m.p.h. spin. Explorer IV soared northeast along the New England coast, into a looping orbit which will span more of the earth's surface-including most of Russia...
Great Britain's high-spirited, accident-prone Duke of Kent, 22, whose driving record includes four flashy cars, four spectacular crackups, turned in his turquoise Aston Martin sports coupe, damaged in a spin on an icy road last December, for a new red 3.4-litre Jaguar sedan...
They were by definition the most expert drivers in the country, but they began breaking traffic rules as soon as they took off. The 33 qualifiers for the Indianapolis 500-mile auto race last week scrambled out to begin the "Big Spin in the Brickyard" like Memorial Day road hogs trying to beat their neighbors to the beach. Even the pre-race parade, which called for the competitors to ride in neat ranks three abreast behind a pace car, immediately degenerated into a fight for the pole. It took three turns around the 2½mile track before the fast...
...white-haired David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the new state of Israel in Tel Aviv, but when by the ancient spin of the old Judaic calendar the tenth anniversay of that day rolled round last week, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, still his people's straight-backed lawgiver at 71, determined that it should be celebrated in Jerusalem. And with soldiers and trumpets and dancing...
...Ferraris, Jags and Aston-Martins. In the swirling confusion, a Ferrari rode right up the rear end of a Jaguar, and both cars spun off the track. A little Stanguellini somersaulted off course and somehow landed right side up. The only serious accident saw General Motors Executive Chester Flynn spin his Ferrari out of an Sturn, tear through a barbed-wire fence and flip over twice. He was taken to a St. Petersburg hospital with a concussion, badly lacerated eye and assorted broken bones...