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...area of at least four towering volcanoes, some of which may still be showing signs of activity. They are dominated by gigantic Nix Olympica, with an upper rim estimated to be more than three times as tall as Mt. Everest, the earth's highest peak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: New Image for Mars | 5/22/1972 | See Source »

...Nix on Nixon," something like Heil Hitler in reverse. It may not appeal to you, but it is worth adopting and it might be devestating if widely spread. Paul Matteson Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "HEIL HITLER IN REVERSE" | 5/2/1972 | See Source »

Another remarkable group of photos looks straight down at the largest volcano ever seen by man, Nix Olympica, which is six miles high and more than 300 miles in diameter at its base. Evidence of the fury of Martian winds can be seen in a number of pictures that show tear-shaped features to the leeward side of craters and other surface irregularities. Scientists believe that these features are wind shadows of sand that are formed behind the craters by the violent winds. One photograph shows an area with unusual swirls, and a crater-like feature that to the hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: A Clear View of Mars | 2/14/1972 | See Source »

...master, but by involving himself with an emerging talent, Freddy King. King's career has the momentum to go a long way; Russell's influence on their first project, Freddy King Getting Ready (Shelter), is a healthy combination of supervision and modesty. Co-produced by Russell and Don Nix, the album offers an excellent selection of material and powerful interplay between King's biting lead guitar and vocals, Russell's distinctive piano, and Duck Dunn's bass. Freddy King's licks have been compared to those of the other two Kings, B.B. and Albert (no relation...

Author: By Charlie Allen, | Title: The Crimson Supplement | 1/19/1972 | See Source »

...next day they tell me to chip the paint off, and then I paint it again." Insists an armored division lieutenant: "There's just so much you can do to fix a tank." Scorning the Army as "the Green Machine," the Seventh's soldiers adopted a "mox nix" attitude, from the Yankee pronunciation of the German macht nichts (it doesn't matter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Forgotten Seventh Army | 10/4/1971 | See Source »

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