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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...most interesting out-of-class activities is the distilling of an occasional bottle of "mountain dew," the proof of which he scientifically measures on a chart of specific gravities. Then, by a slightly less scientivc, but equally effective, method he correlates the specific gravity to the proper proof. His own favorite is specific gravity .932 (102 proof), although occasionally a .930-specific-gravity (104 proof) batch will be accepted...
...year earlier. Because of the relentless upcreep in prices, factory workers' average real wages actually shrank by nearly 1% from August 1956 to August 1957 despite an increase of $2 a week in take-home pay. And the U.S. inflation record, measured against the global scale (see chart), was moderate indeed...
...began last week a modern adventure of man against the sky. The Air Force's aim: to suspend one man at 100,000 ft. for 24 hours and chart his reactions-body and psyche-against the textbook theories of life in space...
...Continue." That night, after the earth was dark, Simons' balloon still shone with reflected sunlight. Through his porthole windows, he stared at the most impressive sight of his life: a stratosphere sunset. Checking the changing shades against a spectrum chart, he radioed a fervid description back to earth, once excitedly described a shade as "purplish blue blue." Said he: "There's no color on. this chart to match it. No sunset on earth was ever so beautiful...
...publicity to 1,700 radio stations and major newspapers extolling olive oil as not only tasty but loaded with "beneficial unsaturated fatty acids." On the back of Wheaties boxes, General Mills urges consumers: "Watch the 'fat-calories' in your diet to live longer!" Underneath is a chart (source attributed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports) giving the fat content of scores of foods. High on the list of unfatty foods: the "Breakfast of Champions...