Word: britisher
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Married. Alan Paton, 66, South African author and outspoken critic of his nation's apartheid policies (Cry the Beloved Country); and Anne Hopkins, 41, his British-born secretary; both for the second time; in Durban...
...months since British astronomers announced the discovery of pulsars, scientists have done a brilliant detective job of piecing together the nature of the strange, regularly beeping radio sources. Their effort has been all the more remarkable because they have never actually seen a pulsar; all of their clues come from radio signals picked up by giant radio telescopes...
...measured mile in choppy waters between the southern coast of England and the Isle of Wight. It was a monotonous mission for the crew of the coastal mine sweeper, but it may well prove momentous for the commercial fleets and navies of the world. During those test runs, the British Admiralty said last week, a versatile chemical helped the little ship to cut its normal fuel consumption by 15% and to reach speeds higher than it had ever before attained...
Before approving the use of polymers on its ships, the British Admiralty is investigating the possible pollution hazard of polyethylene oxide. Tests are under way to determine if the chemical is harmful to marine life, and whether it will accumulate near the surface or eventually decompose and dissipate in sea water. There is apparently no question, however, about the effectiveness of polymers in increasing a ship's speed. Their use has been banned by England's Amateur Rowing Association...
...occupational safety appears to have weakened in recent years. The number of deaths has stayed nearly the same since 1963, while disabling injuries have actually been on the increase. A number of other industrial nations pay more attention to safety and have better records to show for it. British fatalities in manufacturing run only half as high per man-hour as those in the U.S. In construction, the U.S. death rate is 30 times that in Belgium and The Netherlands, 50 times that in Poland. Japan, undergoing breakneck economic expansion, has adopted a comprehensive set of job-safety regulations, which...