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...four and a half centuries ago, it would rear a shaft of reverent devotion to his living memory, although that monument might be built from flawless granite, faced with stainless alabaster, edged with the rarest of marbles and raised to the loftiest heights to which human skill can ever ascend, this monument would be incomplete unless, in recognition of Luther's present day significance, there were emblazoned on its side in letters of imperishable gold, the challenge of this birthday anniversary, 'BACK TO LUTHER...
...main purpose of the trip this summer is to investigate some of the properties of cosmic rays, such as their direction, penetrability, and intensity, which we have not fully determined in our previous two trips. The balloon will ascend to about ten miles. It undoubtedly could go higher, but we can obtain all the results from this height that we need...
...failed to feature a balloon ascension. Last week there was talk that Chicago's World's Fair might boast the greatest balloon ascension ever witnessed in the U. S. Shaggy-haired Professor Auguste Piccard visited the fair grounds with his twin Brother Jean, said he might ascend from Soldier Field to the stratosphere, if U. S. balloon manufacturers would back...
...ascend vertically...
...last Chinese "forbidden city" in the world, to Hue on the River of Perfumes, a youth of 19 returned from Paris to ascend his Throne last week...