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...debate wore on, until Joe Martin arose and walked slowly to the micro phone, pulled several papers from his in side coat pocket, looked at the sea of House faces and said: "A little while ago, the President handed me a letter. With your indulgence I will read it." In a quiet voice, Martin read Eisenhower's letter, which 1) promised that there will be no drastic tariff cuts, and 2) said that "I deeply believe that the national interest calls for enactment of this measure." West Virginia's Cleveland Bailey made one last stand for protectionism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Close Shave | 2/28/1955 | See Source »

Homer E. Newell of the Naval Research Laboratory tells how a satellite can observe the atmosphere from its top better than surface-bound men can study it from its bottom. It can also observe meteors as they arrive from space, including the swarming "micro-meteors" that may be a serious obstacle to long-range space voyaging. These tiny, swift particles are believed to exert a powerful effect on the earth's weather, and they are almost impossible to observe from "down deep in the atmosphere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Unmanned Satellite | 2/21/1955 | See Source »

...open only by a special switch. If the building seems more like a bank vault than a library, it is because it was planned to preserve perfectly every inch of every book in the collection. Constantly clicking machines check the temperature and humidity, and ultra-violet devices, microscopes, and micro-film viewers aid scholars in doing research...

Author: By John Sanders, | Title: Valuable Vault | 2/9/1955 | See Source »

...also gave full approval to a third recommendation of the Committee: a small discretionary fund at the disposal of each department for use as a grant-in-aid to graduate students for certain out-of-pocket expense involved in their research. As an example, Rogers cited the cost of micro-filming manuscripts, or travel

Author: By Richard H. Ullman, | Title: GSAS Lacks Qualified Applicants | 1/17/1955 | See Source »

...doesn't take a man with a micro scope or a Geiger counter to find the signs of economic slack in Illinois," said Douglas. "I have talked with auto workers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Opposites in Illinois | 10/25/1954 | See Source »

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