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Computers are also moving into other areas, thanks to the invention by Marcian E. Hoff Jr., of Intel Corp., of the micro computer, containing tiny (1/6 sq. in.) chips of silicon, now used in cars to control antiskid systems or monitor engine temperatures and in refineries and sewage-treatment plants to control the decomposition of waste and the levels of bacteria. Some engineers are also working on the development of home computer terminals that could give individuals access to whole libraries of information, as well as start a sort of "electronic democracy" in which public opinion on any issue could...
...Horse Shoe Bend, Idaho (pop. 700), Theodore Hoff Jr. closed his Hoff Lumber Co. mill last month because sales had fallen through the floor boards. In all, 325 workers were laid off, devastating the town's economy. Those workers-plus 80 more Hoff employees at a mill in Rexburg, Idaho-got together and figured out a plan to return to work. They decided to take a 10% pay cut, put off a scheduled 9% cost of living increase, and eliminate overtime pay. Result: by last week both the Horse Shoe Bend and Rexburg mills were working two shifts...
...always, came down to a contest of personalities. This explains in part why an increasingly conservative voting public?as uncovered by TIME Soundings and other surveys?chose a more liberal Congress. With only rare exceptions, voters ignored traditional party or ideological categories. In Vermont, says former Governor Philip H. Hoff, "the ticket-splitting was just staggering." It helped elect Democrat Patrick J. Leahy to the Senate from traditionally Republican Vermont...
...Crimson netmen got singles wins from Tim Levy, Dave Chase and Jeff Golan. Levy, who dropped his first set to Steve Hoff, 6-1, bounced back to grab two straight, 6-2 and 6-3. Chase put away Fred Furgerstrom, 6-1, 4-6 and 6-3. Golan had little difficulty with Andy Corley in straight sets...
...Drummer Hoff, by Ed Emberley, Prentice-Hall...