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...design and construction of computers. But it lags so badly in performance because of the Soviet failure so far to master "chip" technology-the ability to place large numbers of miniature circuits on tiny (usually ½ sq. in.) silicon chips or plates. While U.S. engineers can cram 10,000 to 50,000 components on one of these chips, the Russians have been able to place no more than...
...role in "Candida" and was in "Do It Yourself." Because of Harvard's repressive attitude towards combining performing arts with academics, turning creative endeavors into extracurricular activities, McClusky says, she hopes the Summer Ex-will help fill the void by providing an in-depth exposure through actual experience, a cram course for her fall auditions...
Although they have remained quiet in the past, many homosexuals in Miami, where 150,000 are thought to reside, are distributing buttons and hawking T shirts reading ANITA, DEAR, CRAM IT. The group has put together a get-out-the-vote drive and mailed some 250,000 pamphlets in the campaign's closing days...
Requirements include willingness to negotiate a leisurely eight-mile circuit along the Charles River on a sunny Sunday afternoon and the ability to cram refreshments provided by McDonalds down your throat...
This week came discouraging news. Carter's appointments secretary Tim Kraft disclosed that Carter had been getting up at 5:30 a.m. to cram in more study time, then going back to the office after supper to work on accumulated papers. He has divided the "users of the President's time" into nine categories (examples: Cabinet, political leaders, Congress, staff) to try to achieve more efficiency. But somebody who saw Carter said he looked tired. He talked only about the fun he was having. Another workaholic...