Word: elements
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Irian safely in his grasp, Indonesia's President Sukarno has called for the continued massive build-up of Indonesia's army. His purpose: to be ready for any other chance to grab territory that might present itself, and to placate the army, the strongest and most restive element of his power...
...think they know. The African disease offers the best chance to date of proving a relationship between a virus and a form of human cancer, and may help to explain why American leukemia cases sometimes appear in clusters-a phenomenon that has led to suspicions of an infectious element in leukemia...
...quarter earnings reports, which are expected to be mostly favorable. Another shot in the arm could come from heavy auto sales when the new models reach the salesrooms. But from the record of performance and the signals being flashed by the indicators, it is clear that until some new element enters the picture, the economy will continue to suffer from a basic lack of drive...
Until recently NASA officially favored Earth Orbit Rendezvous. But now Lunar Orbit Rendezvous has become the most favored mode. Dr. Joseph F. Shea, Holmes's deputy in charge of systems, makes a convincing case for the decision. Each mode, says Shea, was broken down into major elements, starting with takeoff from the earth. To each element was assigned a number expressing its relative hazard as accurately as possible. A very safe element, for instance, might have been given the fraction .9998, while a very dangerous one might have gotten .75, meaning that it would probably fail...
...surprised and pleased, though, that it worked so well. Retirement housing has become a major element in the Del E. Webb Corp., and it has already built similar developments at Kern City, Calif, (just outside Bakersfield), and at Sun City. Fla. (17 miles southeast of Tampa). Sun City, Calif. (20 miles south of Riverside), which opened officially four weeks ago, has already sold 833 units...