Word: moone
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...proud to fire Walter Alston. Compounding the confusion at Chavez Ravine is the presence of ex-manager Leo Durocher and future-manager Pete Reiser. So much for management; on the labor side there are not enough outfield jobs to keep Tom Davis, Willie Davis, Frank Howard, Ron Fairly, Wally Moon, Duke Snider (enjoying another fine spring) and Lee Walls working happily. The unemployment problem is embodied in the case of Moon, a real star who appeared in only 95 games last year, could not hit stride, and wound up with a .242 mark...
...burst out into space, the solar storms had little significance for humans. They are vitally important now; the brilliant solar flares associated with sunspots spray the whole solar system with streams of deadly radiation. In the late 1960s, when U.S. astronauts are scheduled to start their voyages toward the moon, the sun will be getting manic once more. The astronauts' trips will be far safer if they can be scheduled for intervals between solar flares...
Silicon Life. When JPL's space denizens have learned to land softly on the moon, they can do the same on Mars, studying or even fighting off any kind of life that exists there. That life may be based on unfamiliar chemistry, perhaps using silicon in place of carbon and some other solvent in place of water. After Mars, comes Jupiter, the monster planet that seems to be bursting with unexplained commotion...
...Moon Race. Giannino steers the textile company as deftly as he did his Ferraris. Though he has raised wages 250% since taking over in 1958, he has automated so rapidly that increased productivity has offset higher labor costs. As a result of more efficient methods, Giannino this year will eliminate 1,000 of the 8,000 jobs in the Valdagno mill. To keep from firing anyone, he will shift the displaced workers to new Marzotto plants near by, where blankets and high-fashion clothes will be turned...
...Marzottos make up the difference. By helping his workers learn more about the world, Giannino hopes to win the race against political ignorance and apathy. "Our aim," he says, "is to send every person in Valdagno abroad before America or Russia puts a man on the moon...