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Dates: during 1950-1959
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When the sun set, the balloon cooled and dropped to 68,000 ft. Commander Ross dumped 300 lbs. of "sunset ballast" (mostly steel shot) to boost it up again. Though the gondola was insulated, it soon grew deathly cold. Both men shivered so hard that they literally shook the whole...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Shivering Look at Venus | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

First class of ten boys and twelve girls was chosen for brains and maturity rather than papa's ability to pay (five students have full scholarships). Half are high school seniors, will get full credit for the year. The rest are recent high school graduates, may get college credit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Study As You Go | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

Last week, weary but still getting along famously together, the students haunted Hong Kong like gimleteyed inspectors general. After morning classes, they visited refugee housing projects, a noodle factory for the needy, several island fishing villages. They showed up at a Hindu wedding, wandered through a Macao gam bling casino...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Study As You Go | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

Vandiver's actions should speak softer than his words. He can close Atlanta's schools for breaking the state segregation law, but Atlantans furnish 30% of the state's entire tax revenue, and they would scarcely relish paying to educate other Georgia children while their own are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Reality in Atlanta | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

Last week many Atlanta parents were rallying to a new organization called HOPE (Help Our Public Education), whose 30,000 supporters hope to rouse the whole state to the danger. But many more parents are ignoring public schools. This year the city's 21 Roman Catholic schools, all segregated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Reality in Atlanta | 12/14/1959 | See Source »

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