Word: directs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Operations at the Smithsonian office settled into the daily pattern of frenetic activity that they have followed ever since. The direct teletype line to the Naval Research Laboratory clattered out constant messages back and forth. A special section under Leon Campbell maintained contact with the various Moon-watch teams, receiving their reports, providing them with information, and answering their requests. There was continuous work in the examination and evaluation of reported sightings...
Whipple predicted that "before very long" the Russians would begin direct exchange of scientific information obtained from the satellites...
...Central Bank, converted by Perón into a tool for direct control of the economy, reverted by an Aramburu decree to its normal function of regulating credit; deposits of private banks, taken over in 1946 by the Central Bank, will be returned...
Sporadic War. There is no question that Laos needs aid. Of the $43 million allocated for this year, about two-thirds is direct military aid for support of the army, which has been fighting to regain two northeastern provinces occupied by the Communist Pathet Lao forces after the Geneva conference. The basically pro-Western government of Premier Souvanna Phouma has shown itself increasingly aware of the extent to which both corruption and the artificial exchange rate are damaging both Laos and the U.S. attempts to aid it. Last week U.S. Ambassador J. Graham Parsons flew back from Washington...
Much of the selling was in odd lots (less than 100 shares) from all across the U.S., and stocks were dumped at any price in a flurry of panicky selling by small investors, often in direct contradiction to the economic facts. The market rout was also aided by professional short selling, and forced sales to meet margin calls from brokers (though such calls went out to only about 5% of margin accounts...