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...20th century, that generation looms larger than all the exponential promises of science or technology: it will soon be the majority in charge. In the U.S., citizens of 25 and under in 1966 nearly outnumbered their elders; by 1970, there will be 100 million Americans in that age bracket. In other big, highly industrialized nations, notably Russia and Canada, the young also constitute half the population. If the statistics imply change, the credentials of the younger generation guarantee it. Never have the young been so assertive or so articulate, so well educated or so worldly. Predictably, they are a highly...
Against Portland December 26, Grate drilled in 17 and Kanuth added 12, but the Crimson dropped another close one, 67-64, and fell into the losers bracket of the Classic...
...complain," he shrugged-but neither could the Yankees. Maris's salary was $75,000 a year, and Smith's is $20,000. When somebody mentioned that Smith, like Maris, is a "moaner," one of the Yankee brass cracked: "Sure, he is. But he moans in a lower bracket...
...keep the X rays from fanning out, they must be "collimated"-made to follow parallel paths. In their machine, the Nashville dentists use a stainless-steel plate with a rectangular window to accomplish collimation; they also use much more shielding and a steel bracket to hold the film just where it ought to be, without subjecting the patient's hand to radiation. The result, according to PHS tests, is a radiation dose delivered to the skin only one-half to one-fourth that from a recommended standard machine. Radiation to the cornea of the eye is reduced...
...purposes as resale within a month. By comparison, 59% of shares on the New York Exchange were bought for long-term holding, only 11% for quick resale. > 86% of Amex buyers had incomes of $10,000 a year or more while 84% of N.Y.S.E. stock buyers fell in that bracket...