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Visual Dividend. Aerodynamicist Cahn admits that he does not have the answer to one objection raised to his paper at the A.I.A.A. meeting: the creation of a sufficiently strong electrical field might require too much power to be economical. But he points out that there would be less drag or...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aerodynamics: Charged Aircraft | 2/2/1968 | See Source »

Many lawyers saw the case as a chance for the court to tell more about how far agitators can go in potential riot situations before the First Amendment free-speech guarantee fades into the shouting-fire-in-a-crowded-theater category. But the court ducked the chance, choosing instead to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Supreme Court: No Key for Anarchy | 2/2/1968 | See Source »

Holy War. One common objection to the war is that the U.S. is wrong in principle in trying to save South Viet Nam from Communism, especially since, it is claimed, there is no clear proof that the Saigon government represents the will of the people. Few if any of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Churches: Dimensions of Dissent | 1/26/1968 | See Source »

The procedure followed in administering the poll was aimed at eliminating this particular kind of objection. First, questions were phrased so that they did not evoke a radical response any more than a conservative one. Second, the poll was handed out in House dining halls during lunch and dinner of...

Author: By Stephen D. Lerner, | Title: DRAFT POLL | 1/24/1968 | See Source »

The second main objection to the poll is more obvious. Percentages given were not of the total number of people who answered the poll, but of a slightly smaller number who answered the question being referred to. This should explain what appeared to be numerical miscalculations of about one per...

Author: By Stephen D. Lerner, | Title: DRAFT POLL | 1/24/1968 | See Source »

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