Longtime viewers of the History Channel (or "The Adolf Channel" as we call
it at the Daily Mirror HQ) may have seen a program on the U.S. project to
develop an atomic airplane. As you can imagine, a key component of a nuclear reactor — lead — proved a challenge in airframe design.  On the jump, The Times reveals what actually happened: just a core meltdown, nothing serious, folks.

The Times bragged on Page 1 about the success of the zone editions: A 50-page Orange County (OC/ORA) Edition. A 32-page San Gabriel Valley (SAG) Edition. A 24-page Valley (SFV) and Centinela-South Bay (CB) editions. A 20-page Westside (WE) Edition. And 16 pages for the Glendale (GL) and Southeast (SE) editions. At the heighth of the Orange County Edition, The Times frequently revised stories to emphasize those elements. Because the edition was often referred to by the initials ORA, we coined the phrase of "Orafying" a story.

Sid Gillman’s big gamble continued to pay off for the Rams.

That’s how The Times’ Cal Whorton referred to quarterback Bill Wade,
who was picked by Gillman to replace one of the most famous Rams in
franchise history, Norm Van Brocklin. Wade continued his outstanding
season by passing one of Van Brocklin’s Rams’ records in a 30-28
victory over the Baltimore Colts in front of another huge crowd at the
Coliseum.

Wade passed for 257 yards and a touchdown. He broke Van Brocklin’s
record for completions in a season and ended the game only five yards
short of Van Brocklin’s record for yards gained in a season. The Rams
had one game left, against Green Bay.

Wade played with the Rams until 1960, when he was traded to the
Bears. His Ram years live on–on EBay, at least. Here’s a link to a
1959 Wade card.

–Keith Thursby