Nothing in Charles Locke’s career prepared him for the public role thrust upon him when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch on Jan. 28, 1986.
Mr. Locke, who had a soft Southern drawl and once described himself as a cold-eyed accountant, was chief executive of Morton Thiokol Inc., best known for Morton’s table salt, whose blue cylinders featured a girl with an umbrella and the tagline “When it rains it pours.” The company also made rocket boosters used in the space shuttle. Investigators blamed a ruptured...
Our evening meal is tea. High tea has always been a lighter meal mid to late afternoon sandwiches and cake. That may not be its origins, but thats how we distinguish between afternoon tea and evening meal tea.
Morton Thiokol's best product was Morton table salt.