Word: dependables
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...such an attitude, the first response of many Americans was apt to be apoplectic. But the summary objection to getting tougher with Nasser is that it only builds him up. So long as his position in Egypt and his influence on the Arab world depend on his keeping international and interracial conflict inflamed, Western badgering and blustering is apt only to enhance the fanatic image of Nasser as champion of the Arab masses...
Boron compounds do not end the list of possible exotic fuels. Paintlike slurries of powdered aluminum or magnesium, suspended in some combustible liquid, contain a lot of energy. In the case of rocket motors, which do not depend on atmospheric oxygen, both the fuel and the oxidizer material with which the fuel combines can be varied. Nitric acid is popular because it is a convenient form of oxygen and yields additional energy when it decomposes. Liquid fluorine is theoretically the best oxidizer, but it is fantastically corrosive and hard to handle. Some material may be discovered that yields fluorine conveniently...
Despite Office of Defense Mobilization advice that Europe cannot yet depend on Middle Eastern oil, the Texas Railroad Commission last week sharply cut daily Texas output by 224,710 bbl. to 3,564.665 bbl. The commission, which had reluctantly boosted production a month ago, acted on reports of a surplus in U.S. crude that could cut domestic prices all down the line. In addition to an estimate from the Bureau of Mines that daily U.S. demand for April will decrease 425,000 bbl., the commission heard testimony from major refiners that oil lifters (shippers in the emergency oil lift) cannot...
Advice. The book does not depend on its gamey moments and archaic oddballs for its best effects. Essentially it is a victory of writing, each sentence surely pointed toward its purpose. Author Cheevers rueful love of his characters touches every page of the book. But perhaps he liked Leander best, Leander who left this "Advice to my sons'" in a copy of Shakespeare...
...size of the grant has not yet been decided and will depend upon how large a staff Conant thinks necessary. When contacted yesterday Conant thought that the staff would be "small...