Word: mid-march
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Even while it took pride in the performance of the infrared telescope, NASA last week was confronted by new difficulties with the troubled space shuttle Challenger. Standing forlornly on its Florida pad since Nov. 30, the gleaming $1 billion orbiter will probably not be launched before mid-March at the earliest, two months late. Reason: a hazardous hydrogen leak required the removal last week of one of Challenger's three main rocket engines, a task never before attempted while a shuttle was still...
These are the major findings of a public opinion survey conducted in mid-March for TIME by the research firm Yankelovich, Skelly and White, Inc.* The poll, of course, does not attempt to predict future attitudes toward the President and his policies. In many areas Reagan's sliding ratings match those of Jimmy Carter at a comparable period in his presidency. Carter rode the roller coaster of public opinion up and down through most of his four years in office...
Retailers have been unable to keep Pac-Man cartridges on their shelves since the Atari division of Warner Communications Inc. introduced the home version in mid-March (list price: $37.95). Richard Simon, an analyst with Wall Street's Goldman, Sachs & Co., expects Atari to sell a phenomenal 9 million units this year and to take in some $200 million in the process. He predicts that Atari's Pac-Man earnings will ultimately surpass 20th Century-Fox's profits from Star Wars, the bestselling film ever made...
...raised, Harvard President Derek Bok decided to scrap the whole project, citing risks of construction cost overruns and fears that the new museum would be too expensive to maintain. Amid general confusion and doubt, Bok agreed to back off, provided donors could come up with $3 million more by mid-March and a further $3 million during the next three years. By last week, the Fogg's supporters had pledged the additional money, and Stirling's needed building will now be built after...
...American deaths will arouse American concern; El Salvador seems a case in point. Four dead Yankee Catholics and everyone noticed. "Military advisers," a phrase that sounded like Vietnam, and everyone noticed. "No Draft, No War, U.S. Out of El Salvador" was the most popular chant during Harvard's mid-March demonstration, perhaps for more than its pleasing rhyme scheme...