Word: whitney
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...delta-winged, wasp-waisted Convair F106 interceptor, piloted by Major Joseph W. Rogers of Worthington, Ohio, took off from Edwards Air Force Base and climbed to 40,000 ft. (jets are slow at low altitude). Air conditions were ideal; the aircraft and its Pratt & Whitney J-75 engine were new but carefully chosen. In earlier tests, the engine had been revved up until its temperature reached the highest permissible level, and the fuel-input control was set at that point...
...refuse to take part in the $30 million Federal Student Loan Program, and to many others who participate unhappily. When Harvard and Yale recently quit in protest (TIME, Nov. 30), they declared that the "disclaimer affidavit" is i) superfluous and 2) discriminating against students. Yale's President A. Whitney Griswold called the affidavit reminiscent of "the oppressive religious and political test oaths of history, which were used as a means of exercising control over the educational process by church or state...
...year is different, say some team members. The varsity has last season's great freshman team, which ended Yale's 66-meet winning streak. Yale has lost aces Tim Jecko and Roger Anderson, and several underclassmen. The Crimson wants to win badly, and all its dreams center on Payne Whitney Pool next March...
Harvard's President Nathan M. Pusey called it "misguided, discriminatory, superfluous, ineffective, futile." Yale's President A. Whitney Griswold forcefully agreed; so did Oberlin College's President William E. Stevenson. Object of their ire: the "disclaimer affidavit" in the loyalty provision of the federal Student Loan Program. Last week, joining at least 13 other colleges and universities, Harvard, Yale and Oberlin quit the loan program. Between them, they turned back about $476,000 in federal funds...
...American Heritage (NBC, 8-9 p.m.). Inventor Eli Whitney's struggles and achievements get full hearing in The Practical Dreamer, starring Burgess Meredith. Color...