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...heaming master of ceremonies noisily rapped his fork against a water glass. Round the long luncheon table sat some of the leading lights in the Chicago business world. The meal had been good, quite good. Leisurely they chatted and un-wrapped expensive Havanas. The MC grew slightly irritated; they quieted. The speaker was introduced in extravagant terms; they applauded, extravagantly. As was usual, they only half listened to the after dinner speech. Half listened, until they heard the words: "...White was known to be a Communist spy by the very people who appointed him to the most sensitive and important...
...forearm. One of the most crucial, done early this year, was a tendon transfer to give Terry an apposable left thumb. It worked. Last week, as the bandages came off after a minor operation, Terry could appose his thumb well enough to hold his fork in his left hand. British style...
...enthusiasts foresee the day when electronic brains will do all the paper work and robots all the labor. They have even coined a word for it: "autobution." But savings are being made by much simpler means. By merely loading and stacking goods on pallets, and moving them by fork lift, the cost of hand-loading is cut as much as 50%, and the capacity of warehouses is more than doubled. Such savings are important, but the biggest chance to cut distribution costs is at the retailer's level. Two of the most promising developments have been the rapid increase...
More than six years ago, Sperry engineers started to study fly flight (TIME, June 10, 1946). Then they set to copying flies' instrumentation. They fitted a tuning fork with electrical "drive coils" to keep it vibrating. When such a fork is turned on the axis running up through its stem, it alternately resists and helps the turning movement. This struggling of the fork can be transformed electronically into a current that shows how much the fork is being turned. Presumably flies have delicate nerves that make similar reports...
Other eye-catchers: stainless-steel flatware, handles merging smoothly into tines and blades ($1.40 a fork); a Danish salad fork and spoon set of black, polished horn ($5); a pair of handwoven, Japanese bamboo scoops, for crackers or nuts ($1) ; a green-and-red curtain fabric with a stained-glass window design ($9 a yd.); a handy, steel portable fireplace...