History Repeats Self In SST Fuss
A wandering history of aviation skepticism and progress from ancient transport to jet age milestones. Mentions early humans, balloons, railroads, sound barriers, and notable figures, leading to current SST debates. Concludes with environmentalist opposition to Concorde landings at JFK and Dulles, urging subsonic operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Havilland
Time Magazine
Aeroflot
Boeing Co
Seattle
Baltimore
U.S
Federal Aviation Administration
John F. Kennedy International Airport
New York
Dulles
Washington
Reform of U S Overseas Information Programs Proposed
A privately funded commission recommends merging cultural relations and USIA into a single agency reporting to the secretary of state, creating a state department office of policy information, and establishing a federally run Voice of America with a five member board. The plan aims to unify explanations of U S foreign policy and streamline multimedia overseas outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
CBS
Frank Stanton
State Department
Bureau of International Cultural Relations
U.S. Information Agency
Secretary of State
Office of Policy Information
USHA
Voice of America
New Information and Cultural Affairs Agency
Orate Derearent New Abotota
State Kissinger
Dean Rusk
William Rogers
USIA
U.S
VOA
Superstition Aids Energy Conversation Said By Psychologists
Washington UPI reports psychologists see superstition as supporting mental health and confidence. Lucile Hallander Blum notes adherence to many superstitions is common and could have practical benefits, including energy conservation, if leveraged to promote voluntary public compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Lucile Hallander Blum
New York
Postgraduate Center For Mental Health
Human Behavior
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Java
Dob
Considine
King Louies
Paris
Daniel Webster
Robert Fulton
Sail Makers Guild
Sam Morse
Alexander Graham Bell
Phidippides
B.C
Marathon
Athens
Aristotle Onassis
Mt. Olivet
Washington, D.C
Iorse
Moy
Renton
Wash
New Yor
Boeing
Tex Johnston
Friendship
Ford
Smulekoffs
Smulekoff
Karastan
Armstrong Fall
Armstrong
Bigelow
Aere “Yard
ALCON
Wanda
Roxbury
Aldon
Roxbury Caribe
Aquere Yard
Aguara
Squere Ord
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