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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...When a micrometeoroid penetrates the aluminum, it will punch a hole in the plastic and fill the hole with metal vapor that is a good conductor of electricity. Although the gas will dissipate quickly, there will be time for a brief pulse of electricity to cross the barrier and inform the satellite's electronic brain. Instruments in the satellite will record the time of each hit, identify the panel, and report roughly in what direction it was facing when...
...session with Commerce Secretary John Connor, were told that each company would be expected to improve its own balance of payments by 15% to 20%-either by expanding its exports, bringing back more of its foreign profits or cutting its foreign spending. Connor expects the businessmen to inform him well in advance of any foreign investments of $10 million or more, and to report to him personally every three months what they are doing to improve their payments balances. He also urged businessmen to patronize U.S.-flag airlines and shipping lines instead of their foreign competitors, and to raise money...
POOR RICHARD. Jean Kerr sacrifices some laughs in treating two serious themes: the capacity to love and the squandering of talent. Still, wit and insight inform this tale of an English poet on an alcoholic sabbatical in New York...
Ramsey, who expects to testify before the committee many times this spring, said that at the first hearing he will inform the congressmen about high energy physics experiments now being conducted...
POOR RICHARD. Jean Kerr sacrifices some laughs in treating two serious themes: the capacity to love and the squandering of talent. Still, wit and insight inform this tale of an English poet on an alcoholic sabbatical in New York...