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...haunted by a stimulating worry. They feared-or hoped-that their Dry Ice and silver iodide might do more than wring the water out of local masses of susceptible clouds. Rainmaking might possibly start meteorological chain reactions, conjure up violent storms, bring blizzards whistling down from Canada, or even beckon hurricanes off the open sea. This possibility had a military angle: timely cloud-seeding from a safe distance might mess up the weather of an enemy country. Last week Meteorologist Dr. Jerome Spar of New York University laid this interesting ghost, or at least cut it down considerably, by reporting...
...failures and unfulfilled needs. Alberto Marulanda, owner of the biggest ranch in Colombia, needed a million pesos to put cattle on his 70,000 acres, but could not raise the money since U.S. investors argued that cattle are the first victims of civil disturbances. Chile, whose forests and minerals beckon paper and chemical industries, has liberal tax-exemption provisions for foreign capital. But they are meaningless, since employers must add 25% to their government-cushioned wage bills in the form of social-security payments. Brazil is so queasy about foreign exploitation that citizens married to foreigners may not even...
...knows Africa as she does." Another eyewitness says of her: "She was an alcoholic [but] deeply religious . . . She was passionate, sensual, but not in a woman's way. And she was completely flat-chested . . . When she saw a man she wanted, she took him. She'd beckon him over, and off they'd go ... And whatever she did, she remained well-bred." Russian to the core, Isabelle was prone to cries and lamentations which she often expressed in admirable prose. She explained: "Why do I prefer nomads to villagers, beggars to rich people...
...when Lamont is discovered, a time when the typewriter ribbon is constantly changed. But for the student who has attended some classes occasionally pursued an assignment, and has a speaking knowledge of some of his subjects, it is a time for exploration, a time when Cambridge, and New England beckon with their greatest charms...
Hawaii, Norway, France, or the Caribbean beckon the regular sailors who take three six-week summer cruises during their College careers. All the men perform regular shipboard duties at sea, but once ashore they try to duplicate Cambridge football weekends...