Word: following
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...stunning revelations are likely; a strong motive for trekking to Winnipeg is the sheer fun−or, as one scientist says, "the orgasmic experience"−of eclipse watching. But the scientists do follow in a distinguished tradition. It was during an eclipse in 1761 that scientists discovered the dense atmosphere of Venus; at such times the inner planet is higher in the sky, letting astronomers see it through less of the earth's atmosphere. Helium was found in the sun during an 1868 eclipse. And in 1919, British scientists measured the bending of starlight by solar gravity, thus providing...
...paper's Living section. "I got censored. I felt very sad about that," he told the Globe ingenuously. "I never thought it would happen here at Harvard, where presumably people think for themselves. We'll see if the rest [of the Ivy League papersl play follow-the-leader...
...pinch is already being felt. Exxon and Texaco notified customers that they are reducing deliveries of oil, gasoline and various refined products by as much as 10%. Other oil companies are expected to follow. The companies are also increasing their oil prices by up to 200 per bbl. Shortages of jet fuel have forced American, TWA and other airlines to juggle supplies to keep operating, and last week National reported that fuel shortages forced cancellation of its lightly traveled New York-Amsterdam flights. At the same time a sudden and unexpected lack of bunker fuel delayed ships sailing from some...
...over the long term. Last week President Carter came to an agreement with Mexican President José López Portillo to begin negotiations between the two governments for American purchases of Mexican natural gas o avert social and economic disruptions López Portillo has vowed to follow a go-slow production policy and not permit Mexico's wells to pump more than 2.3 million bbl. of oil and gas a day (up from 1.5 million bbl. now) for the rest of his term, which ends in 1982. Thus Mexico will not be able to do much...
...King" Richard Petty, 41, stock-car racing's winningest driver. Richard, in turn, is the son of Lee Petty, 64, who won on everything from dirt tracks to superspeedways. The family car is likely to be a souped-up $50,000 Dodge Magnum. Kyle has opted to follow in the family tire tracks. In his first race he gunned to a half-car-length victory at 131.964 m.p.h. "He drove a hell of a race," said one Petty pit-stop partisan. "Just like his daddy−up against the wall...