Word: expander
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...space suit, he was still getting pure oxygen at just about the pressure that he would breathe it on earth. As air escaped from the lock, the vacuum of space reached into it like a monster's claw. The oxygen in Leonov's suit tried to expand, and the suit inflated like a balloon. The cosmonaut must have listened anxiously for the hissing of tiny leaks. But all went well; he flung open the outer door and was the first human to look the deadly vacuum full in the face...
Buzzing with Rumors.With 27,500 Americans already in Viet Nam-a 50% increase since the Tonkin Gulf crisis of August, the U.S. may well expand that force still further. After Army Chief of Staff General Harold K. Johnson wound up an eight-day tour of Viet Nam, Saigon began buzzing with rumors that a beefed-up U.S. Army division of nearly 20,000 men might be sent over to guard key bases. The fact that 6,000 marines were moved out of Hawaii last week to replace the 3,500 who landed in Viet Nam might indicate further leatherneck reinforcements...
Last week Leoni promised Congress more of the same. Between 1965 and 1968, he plans to build 180,000 more homes, expand school enrollment 30%, triple the amount of farmland in production, boost the country's electrical-generating capacity 50%, and encourage such new industries as petrochemicals, metalworking and synthetic fibers. Says Leoni: "Up until now, I am satisfied with having obtained a government of understanding. Now we can achieve our goals...
...Radcliffe Government Association yesterday took up a motion to expand parictal hours, but four administration officials present at the meeting urged the RGA to put it back down--quick...
...success of No Hard Feelingsare the talents of song-writers Irwin Carson and Mike Tschudin and lyricist Timothy Mayer. Most numbers have a pleasing if eclectic sound and all are literate and clever. A trio of songs in the first act-"Lingua Academia," "You Made My Conscience Expand," and the title song--are exceptional. And the rousing preintermission finale, "Forbidden Frug," rocks the club house as that other House must have been shaken by the antics of America's favorite teen-ager...