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Some of the bugs in the shuttle did not catch the astronauts by surprise. During a midweek telecast, Lousma and Fullerton unveiled a cage full of insect passengers, three dozen caterpillar moths, house flies and honeybees. They were on board at the suggestion of Todd Nelson, 18, of Rose Creek, Minn., winner of a nationwide contest for high school students. The object of Todd's experiment: to determine the flight characteristics of various types of insects in zero-g. The bugs did not seem to get the idea. Except when their plastic containers were jostled by the astronauts, they...
...experiments the undergraduates perform, while Williams' provides more of a supportive role. All of the research deals with the tobacco horn worm. Williams most recent area of concentration. Safranek first teachers the students the mundane tasks of cleaning tubes, refilling supplies and of taking care of Williams caterpillar factory--which year round produces mass quantities of all the different stages of caterpillar development. After getting to know the students and their dependability. Safranek provides them with lab projects while teaching them the actual techniques needed to pursue their independent research Depending on the students commitment and often times, luck...
Other, more expensive tactics are root plowing (a Caterpillar dragging a flat steel blade cuts off the roots beneath the surface) and tree dozing (a crawler tractor with a tree bit on the front uproots each tree). Tree dozing worked so well on John Cargile's ranch at Arden, Texas, that whole stretches of his range are innocent of mesquite. The land gives an impression of splendid cleanliness. A creek flows not far from the ranch house-a sweet luxury in a dry country. Cargile and his wife Ta will take a guest there for a picnic...
...intended for the pipeline, that has already been licensed by U.S. companies for production by European firms. Reason: any attempt by the U.S. to cut off those agreements retroactively would be a severe blow to European faith in the reliability of major U.S. companies (among them, General Electric and Caterpillar Tractor Co.). As a result of U.S. indecision, European businesses continue to produce U.S.-licensed equipment, such as turbines, pumps and compressors, that are intended for the Soviet pipeline...
Many, perhaps most, of the discouraged turn to welfare. It is a necessity for Bernie Bell, 35, of Peoria, Ill., who has not found work since he was laid off from a Caterpillar Tractor plant in July 1980. He was making $10.57 an hour as a janitor. Last October, about the time his unemployment benefits ran out, Bell started accepting welfare. He also decided to stop looking for jobs until the economy around Peoria improves. Said he: "I've been all over this area and there ain't nothing out there." The decision to accept his unemployment...