Word: lights
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...population-415 million people. India's population, second only to Red China's, is greater than all of South America, Africa and Australia put together. Indians speak more than 700 languages or dialects and belong to at least seven distinct racial types, from the tall, leathery, light-eyed Punjabi of the north to the frail, black-skinned Tamil of the south. Most of India's millions are underfed, badly housed and racked by disease. The average life expectancy of an Indian at birth is 32 years and five months. Hundreds of thousands are homeless, and live, make...
Ever since General Ne Win took power in Burma 14 months ago, he has worked conscientiously at clearing Rangoon's garbage-strewn streets, cracking down on Communist rebels in the northern jungles, improving the balance between the nation's agriculture and light industry. But he was one soldier who meant his often expressed desire to step down as soon as possible. Burma's politicians, whose squabbling and corrupt ways led to the military takeover in the first place, got a go-ahead last month with Ne Win's promise of elections in late January or early...
...clothing-factory manager joined in. "We never know what fabrics we are going to receive tomorrow or the day after. This fall they sent us some light stuff suitable for topcoats. But the factory was already making winter overcoats with fur collars. Nichevo! We have to attach black fur collars to light topcoats. And the same thing happens with the collars as with the cloth. We use whatever they send us. We sew cheap fur onto an expensive overcoat." Result: there are 342 state "ateliers" in Moscow alone-not to mention myriads of moonlighting private "tailors" employing Russia...
Water for Life. The data the scientists brought back to Dr. Strong proved worth the trouble. Inscribed on a thin strip of wax paper were spectroscopic readings of the light from Venus. They showed that when the sun's light passes through Venus' atmosphere, certain infra-red lines are partially absorbed, providing dramatic evidence that Venus' cloudy atmosphere contains water vapor...
...good result of the television scandals came to light: a growing demand for news and public affairs programs, dubbed "truth shows." NBC announced a weekly public affairs program in prime evening time on topics ranging from alcoholism to the summit. Plans were jelling for TV Critic John Crosby to appear on a new CBS show devoted to books, arts, entertainment. Edward R. Murrow's longtime associate, Fred W. Friendly, told New York Herald Tribune Columnist Marie Torre: "Even the elevator operators here at CBS look at us differently. It's as if we've been...