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...high, and 16 ft. on each side, made of a clear, fire-retardant plastic. The visitor was invited to walk between instead of around these bubbles. The process was supposed to induce "giddiness" and "weightlessness," which .in turn would make the viewer feel like a star in outer space...
Three weeks ago I was waiting in the outer office for an appointment with the Institute director when an electric typewriter salesman walked in the door. After informing him that the boss was in conference, the secretary asked the salesman if he had ever taken the course himself. He replied sheepishly, "I don't really read too well, usually I fall asleep. So I guess I wouldn't really make too good a student." "Oh, you would though," the secretary exclaimed, "Think how fast you could read when you were awake...
...fact that Reischauer was an in-and-outer does not necessarily validate Lederer's basic criticism of the State Department -- that it regularly has inadequate information about Southeast Asia. Vietnam, where the U.S. has become intensely involved since 1954, is a better test...
...altered character of the Communist challenge. By every indicator, Russia's two-headed leadership is cautious and conservative, having learned from the ignominious failure of Khrushchev's scary brinkmanship in Cuba. The result has been warily negotiated agreements with the U.S. on the peaceful use of outer space, reciprocal establishment of consulates, and the basis for a treaty restricting the spread of nuclear weapons. Equally significant, Russia and the East European Communist regimes have begun to abandon "command" economics. While certainly not decreeing instant free enterprise, they are taking into account the desires of their peoples for consumer...
DISCOVERY 67 (ABC, 11:30 a.m.-noon). ABC Science Editor Jules Bergman and Bill Owen discuss "Our Next Step in Outer Space"-the Apollo moon mission-with the help of models and animated drawings...