Old-Time Glamor Replaced as Test Pilots Shift to Engineers
Seattle veteran Elliot Merrill describes a new era in flight testing where engineers run the process from design to test. Modern crews must collect scientific data, hold college degrees, and log thousands of hours, shifting away from cockpit bravado to formal flight testing.
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Boston University to Start African Studies Program in July
Boston University will establish an African Research and Studies Program next July to boost fundamental research on Africa and its role in world affairs. Dr. William O. Brown, former head of the African research branch at the U.S. State Department, will lead the graduate program focusing on economic social political and technical factors in contemporary Africa.
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German Editor Studies U S Living Standards
Horst Altmann 30 of Kiel Germany investigates American social life under a State Department program. He notes the vast number of cars, TVs, private homes, and appliances reflects broad living standards. He adds bunks replace hammocks in Britain's newest aircraft carriers.
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New Year Holiday Plea Emphasizes Sobriety on Roads
La Crosse County highway police chief Ivan A. Wright urges that if you drive you should not drink and if you drink you should not drive. He warns that sobriety is more than abstaining from liquor and stresses a calm, steady attitude to keep cars in control and save lives. He calls for courteous driving and adherence to the law to prevent Wisconsin traffic deaths. John Hardwich 11, a cactus collector in Charing England, has 500 specimens.
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