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September 1979

Once Over Lightly

Sense and nonsense on the road to recovery

FROM ARIZONA, R. S. reports on two soaks who were passengers in a four-engine plane. In mid-flight, the pilot announced that one engine had failed and arrival would be an hour late. They were having a drink to that when word came that a second engine had conked out, delaying the plane another hour. Several highballs later, the intercom advised them that a third motor had quit and they would be three hours late.

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