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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 7, 1982 | 6/7/1982 | See Source »

DIED. Merle Tuve, 80, physicist whose discoveries opened the way to radar and nuclear energy; in Bethesda, Md. More than 50 years ago, Tuve noted that short-pulse radio waves reflected off the ionosphere, which provided the theoretical underpinning for radar. In 1933 he confirmed the existence of the neutron and was also able to measure the bonding forces in atomic nuclei. During World War II, he organized development of the proximity fuse for antiaircraft shells, enabling defenders to increase greatly their accuracy in combating German V-1 buzz bombs and Japanese kamikaze plane attacks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: May 31, 1982 | 5/31/1982 | See Source »

Roadblocks are not new, but lately they seem to be coming back into vogue. Their goals vary. Police in Montgomery County, Md., have been running daily blocks to snare drunken drivers. Last month a federal task force set up a continuing checkpoint on U.S. 1, the only road leading out of the Florida Keys, primarily to detect illegal aliens. Says Lawrence Sherman, director of research for the Police Foundation: "It's a technique with a great deal of potential...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Return of the Roadblock | 5/24/1982 | See Source »

Connie Romero Laurel, Md...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 10, 1982 | 5/10/1982 | See Source »

Reardon was unavailable for comment yesterday in Baltimore, Md., where he is attending a conference for Eastern athletic directors...

Author: By L. JOSEPH Garcia, | Title: Ford Resigns His Post As Men's Soccer Coach | 5/6/1982 | See Source »

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