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...prevalent belief that the universe is not massive enough to draw itself back together, and will continue expanding indefinitely. But Davis says he thinks "it would be aesthetically pleasing" if the universe were heavy enough to someday stop expanding. Current estimates put the mass of the universe at about one-tenth that necessary to pull everything back together. Davis expects to find a higher estimate, but still only 20 to 30 per cent of the necessary mass...
Vera Fajtova as usual led the alpiners with a fourth in the giant slalom and a second in the slalom, where she missed winning by only one-tenth of a second...
...Electric utilities sent out crews armed with hammers and iron bars to smash the frozen coal loose from rail cars. "It's absolutely miserable work," said Detroit Edison Co. Vice President Walter J. McCarthy Jr. Strapped for fuel, his firm at one point was turning out only 250,000 kilowatts, less than one-tenth of its normal production. At one Cincinnati plant, the slippery coal would not stick to conveyor belts. Ingenious employees devised a solution: spreading molasses on the belts...
DESERTERS. There were 10,115 deserters at large when the Ford program opened. (Interestingly, the Ford commission reported that less than one-tenth of 1 % of those who sought review deserted when their units were actually under fire). More than half (5,555) applied for and received undesirable discharges. They had the option of getting them changed to special "clemency" discharges if they completed their alternate work service. Many did not perform such work, since the distinction between the two types of discharges did not seem to them to be worth the effort. Another 660 deserters serving in military prisons...
...Carter's proposed individual review of deserters' cases would inadvertently discriminate against those for whom he expresses concern. It would ostensibly distinguish between those left for reasons of conscience and those with less idealistic motives or who deserted under fire. However, President Ford's Clemency Board estimated that only one-tenth of one per cent of all deserters left during battles. The government also concedes that interviews with deserters do not reveal true motives, but rather the individual's ability to say what the review board wants to hear. This ability clearly relates to class, race and education...