Word: corpe
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Jupiter rocketed away promisingly from its Cape Canaveral launching pad, was exploded a few minutes later-"because of technical difficulties," said the Army's inscrutable announcement. As Defense Secretary Neil McElroy admitted, neither Douglas Aircraft Co.'s Thor nor Redstone Arsenal's Jupiter (future manufacturer: Chrysler Corp.) is "a thoroughly proved missile," but the urgent need for IRBMs to arm both the U.S. and NATO makes it desirable to go ahead with production of both missiles without waiting months for additional tests to show which has the performance edge...
...Oppenheimer got his first big break. Teaming with American Engineer W. L. Honnold, he went to London, explained the gold-mining possibilities of South Africa's East Rand district, persuaded J. P. Morgan & Co. and other firms to invest nearly $5,000,000 in their projected Anglo-American Corp. of South Africa...
...annually last month. Builders expect easier credit to push the industry higher next year. Though plant expansion may drop as much as 7% in 1958, the new homes, coupled with big programs for new schools, highways, dams and bridges, are expected by F. W. Dodge Corp., the building industry's top experts, to nudge overall construction beyond $48 billion to another record next year. As for retail sales, store owners, who expected record Thanksgiving and Christmas business, have shaved their estimates. Sales last month dropped 2%, and though the year-long totals are still a little ahead...
Bill Changer. The first automatic device to make change for paper currency, long a vexing problem to vending-machine operators, was announced by Chicago's A.B.T. Manufacturing Corp. The table-model machine changes $1 bills by scanning the bill through six holes with photoflood lights, registering the beams on a light-sensitive surface. The machine recognizes and rejects counterfeits, foreign currency and bills of wrong denominations. It can be modified to handle $2, $5 or $10 bills. Estimated price when it goes on the market in the spring...
Midget Mathematics. A calculator that adds, subtracts, multiplies and divides up to ten digits, yet weighs barely 6 Ibs. will be put on sale by Manhattan's Bohn Duplicator Corp. Price...