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...Library Awareness Program" sponsored by theFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) also drewconsiderable opposition from the ALA. Krug saidthe agency had asked librarians to supply names offoreign users and the titles of library materialsthey used, citing a need to avoid "potential harm tonational security...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Librarian Warns Against Checks on Free Speech | 3/3/1988 | See Source »

...rocket system is in place, each astronaut will be yanked from the ship with 2,000 lbs. of thrust. Otherwise, they will hook onto the telescoping pole, which will extend through the door, and let gravity and airflow pull them down and out of harm's way. Both the astronauts and NASA favor the pole: it avoids the danger of rocket fuel in the cabin and takes up less space. Of course, entering a high-speed stream of air blowing by at extreme altitudes poses many perils. But, says Astronaut Nelson, something is better than nothing. "It enhances our chances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Can They Escape Next Time? | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

...earth's depopulated land masses are glowing like one big Chernobyl, and the 305 hands aboard the U.S.S. Nathan James, a destroyer that has survived the holocaust, find themselves alone in the vasty deep. But wait. Lurking beneath the waves is a Soviet nuclear submarine that has also escaped harm. Will the two vessels 1) blast each other with their remaining missiles, 2) join forces to begin civilization anew or 3) spend 600- odd pages stalking each other while they try to decide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Seapersons the Last Ship | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

...Central Square does not exist in a vacuum," Edbrooke said, adding that he believes the city takes a "piecemeal approach" to neighborhood revitalization that ends up doing more harm than good...

Author: By Emily Mieras, | Title: Council Debates Plan to Revamp Central Sq. | 2/3/1988 | See Source »

WHEN YOU think of difficult jobs, you think of high-risk jobs. Policemen face death daily. So do emergency room doctors. Skyscraper window washers know that grievous bodily harm is just a wrong step away. But then again, these jobs feature a certain amount of excitement, a few shots of adrenalin now and then to break up the workday routine. The pressure is high, and mistakes can be deadly. It's easy to stay awake...

Author: By Paul R. Simms, | Title: Almost Quitting Time | 12/15/1987 | See Source »

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