Word: nones
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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WHEN John F.Kennedy committed the U.S. to landing men on the moon before the end of this decade, virtually none of the equipment capable of making the half-million-mile journey existed. Now, eight years later, a great spaceship made of more than 15 million parts is poised for the flight. If Apollo 11 completes its momentous mission, Kennedy's pledge will have been redeemed with five months to spare-a remarkable accomplishment. It is all the more remarkable for the fact that man did not actually enter the space age until twelve years ago, when the Russians launched...
...Clothes should be loose for easy movement, particularly running. Motorcycle jackets offer good protection against clubs and Mace, but may cause heat prostration in hot weather. Clothes should have zippered pockets or none at all: "It's not unusual for the pigs to plant dope on people, and if they don't have any place to put it, it makes it harder...
...East Boston District Court last week, Dudley's lawyer argued that the charge of disturbing the peace has traditionally been brought only against those who are "inciting violence or making a loud outcry." Eleven witnesses testified that none of the other passengers had been upset by Dudley's remarks...
...hard murder to forget. Thirty-eight people passively watched as a man stalked, stabbed and killed Kitty Genovese, 28, in the predawn darkness of the Kew Gardens section of New York City five years ago. All heard her screams; none came to her aid. Since then, the paralysis of the innocent by stander has spurred psychologists to in vestigate man's unfortunate proclivity for playing the Bad Samaritan...
Even though President Nixon quickly made clear that he abhors controls and none are on the way, Kennedy's casual remark accelerated the stock market's decline. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 34 points during the week. It closed at 852, even lower than it was at the end of 1965, and down 12% from the year's high of 969. The slide wiped out $60 billion worth of equity. Some indexes of speculative stocks have plummeted as much...