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Ever since it was reported by a Russian chemist named Boris Deryagin in 1962, polywater, or polymerized water,* has been the subject of torrid scientific debate. Deryagin and his supporters in the West contend that it is a totally new kind of water, a form so stable that it does not boil under 1,000° F., does not evaporate, and only begins to freeze at -40° F. One American scientist has even speculated that the strange, sticky substance would, if released from the lab, propagate itself by feeding on natural water, eventually turning the earth into another Venus...
Harvard coach John Yoviesin has made two personnel changes in his defensive line-up to contend with Cornell's runners...
Many and Peck contend that the law in question is unconstitutional, because it represents an establishment of religion, threatens the privacy of peaceful citizens, and deprives them of the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...
...despite overwhelming support in the House of Representatives, the pro forma approval of the Nixon Administration and the backing of a Senate majority. Opponents argue that it would end the strong two-party system. Because a candidate would need 40% of the vote to win, parties would proliferate, they contend, with several candidates trying to drain off enough votes to force a runoff between the two front runners. Losing primary candidates could then barter their support for the runoff...
Some top airmen contend that they could trim fares if Browne's CAB did not overburden them with enforced competition. As Browne conceded, "there has been criticism from some that the CAB is still grinding out route awards every Friday afternoon." But most of those are made on the basis of cases started long ago, when the economy-and traffic-was riding high. Others have been made because of congressional or White House intervention over the objections of the CAB. A classic case was the 1956 award of a New York-Miami route to Northeast Airlines, pushed through first...