Word: bell
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...shrill bell rang in Athens' marble Parliament chamber, and the top ministers of the 15 North Atlantic Treaty nations sat down once again to debate the question of atomic weapons. As had been obvious for weeks, Washington's longstanding scheme to give NATO its own nuclear striking force was virtually dead before the annual spring conference began. Britain, with its own bomb, was not interested, and Charles de Gaulle was too busy developing France's force de frappe to concern himself with putting nuclear weapons in the hands of others. In fact, the U.S. itself...
This numerologicl nightmare is only a foretaste of what the future holds for dialers when the Bell Telephone System's ANC (All-Number-Calling) plan goes into effect all over the U.S. Already 11 million of the 76 million telephones in the U.S. are on ANC. The Bell System and 3,000 independent companies expect to convert all telephones in five years a projected 95 million...
Official AMerican Telephone & Telegraph Co., proprietors of the Bell System, admits a twinge of REgret over the passing of the time-honored names, many of which are holdovers from the days of "Hello, Central, give me Main 444." But the telephone company maintains that there is no other choice in the face of rapidly expanding dialing facilities and the increase in the number of telephone sets across the nation...
...reflector on the book (visible for 500 ft.) for bikes need after dark; a marking of white or reflectorized paint or tape (area about five square inches) on lower portion of rear fender and upper portion on both sides of the front fork; a suitable bell or horn-sirens or here or whistles are not permitted; and on adequate brake...
...following prizes have been announced: the Helen Choate Bell prize to Joel M. Porte 5G $500 for an essay entitled "Nature as Symbol: Emerson's Noble Doubt;" and the Winthrop Sargent award, to James S. Gordon '63, for an essay entitled "Shakespeare's Last Hero...