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...indeed. Prior to the August testimony, McConnell and his Navy counterpart, Admiral Thomas Moorer, had demanded air strikes on the 30-mile "buffer zone" between North Viet Nam and China, along with heavy attacks on Hanoi and Haiphong harbor. Since then, while bombers have not directly struck Haiphong's docks through which the bulk of North Viet Nam's war material moves, they have cut off rail and road links between the port and the rest of the country. The buffer zone and Hanoi itself have been hit sporadically, with pilots striking only at specific military targets...
...substance identified by Surveyor's alpha particle "jewel box" (TIME, Sept. 22) is virtually the same as the basaltic rock that forms the ocean floors and is found in such widely scattered locations as the Hudson River Palisades, the Brazilian Plateau, the Hawaiian Islands and India. Like its counterpart on earth, the lunar material consists largely of oxygen (58%) and silicon (18.5%). It also contains aluminum (6.5%), iron-nickel (5.5%), magnesium (3%), and smatterings of carbon...
...about Harvard landmarks or whose personal appearance does not give outsiders the right impression about Harvard. Besides guiding tours, the Crimson Key greets visiting athletic teams, acts as hosts for prospective students, runs a popular football-weekend bus service between Harvard and Wellesley, and other such matters. Its female counterpart, the Radcliffe Shield, is about the same in membership and in its approach...
Checks & Balances. Whether by accident or design, the powers of Ky's vice-presidential post under the nation's new constitution are virtually nil. Unlike his counterpart in the U.S., Ky is not even assured of becoming President if something happens to Thieu before his four-year term is up. Only if the President dies in his last year does the Vice President take over. If the President dies before that, the Vice President merely takes over for three months to organize the election of a new President and Vice President...
When was the earth formed? What are the ancient milestones in man's development? In recent years, scientists have tackled such mysteries by means of radioactive dating. By comparing the amount of radioactive carbon 14 in a fossil with the amount contained in a living counterpart, for example, paleontologists determine when the fossil was part of a functioning organism. Using similar methods, scientists date meaningful objects as old as 3.5 billion years...