Word: beams
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour An Introduction, Salinger...
...look much like the earth; it was only a glass tube dressed up with valves and various bulges. But it contained a mixture of methane, ammonia and water to simulate the earth's atmosphere before the start of life, and it was built so that a beam of high-energy electrons could be shot through the tube. The electrons represented the cosmic rays that scientists believe assailed the primitive atmosphere...
...Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour An Introduction, Salinger (1, last week...
...Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour An Introduction, Salinger (3, last week) 2. The Glass-Blowers, Du Maurier (2) 3. Seven Days in May, Knebel and Bailey (1) 4. Grandmother and the Priests, Caldwell (4) 5. The Sand Pebbles, McKenna (5) 6. Fail-Safe, Burdick and Wheeler (10) 7. The Moonflower Vine, Carleton (8) 8. The Tin Drum, Grass (7) 9. The Moon-Spinners, Stewart (6) 10. The Centaur, Updike...
...heard that," says Meixner, "I made up my mind to get her out." Last Exit. He laid his plans with meticulous care. To get a good look at the Communist side of the Friedrichstrasse crossing point for foreigners, Meixner stalled his motor scooter near the peppermint-striped steel beam that closes the last exit in the Wall. Pretending to have engine trouble, he measured the height of the barrier, found that it was only 37½ in. from the ground. His next step was to search the car rental agencies in West Berlin for a sports car small enough...