Word: automaticism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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But computations, made shortly after the launching, showed that Discoverer II was orbiting faster than anticipated: 90.5 minutes for the round trip instead of 94 minutes. Quickly, scientists pinpointed the spot where the automatic ejection would occur: the area of Norway's Spitzbergen archipelago, far beyond the Arctic Circle...
If not already among the 2,100,000 drawing "disability compensation" for an in-service injury (75% noncombat), any man who wore the uniform 90 days can at 65 get a full federal pension ($78.75 to $135.45 a month) simply by showing 10% disability (virtually automatic at 65), and proving...
The bill rejects the automatic-dole principle, tailors pension payments to fit the needs of individual veterans in an age of higher social security and private pensions. Key new principle: a "graduated scale" that turns the pension into a supplemental payment, brings each pensioner's annual income (including social...
In addition, each room will be equipped with a new weather-stripped door with a built-in "automatic door-closer." Sound-proofed walls and recessed bookshelves are also among the projected improvements.
Under the glare of three floodlights, Marks marched former Batista Police Lieut. Eloy Contreras to a bullet-scarred wall, 36 feet from the firing squad. "Atención!" yelled Marks at 1:13 a.m. "Preparen . . . apunten . . . fuego!" After the volley, Marks stepped up to Contreras' writhing body, fired the...