Word: p
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...operating perfectly, and nothing stood in the way of making the final thrust. As Apollo passed over Hawaii on its second orbit of the earth, the astronauts fired the S-4B engine It was a perfect burn The spacecraft increased its velocity from 17,400 to 24,200 m p h. The speed was enough to enable the spacecraft to escape from the earth's gravitation pull. At long last, man was on his way to the moon...
...varies widely in the degree to which the interest of students is involved. The problems in selecting interested students and otherwise ascertaining student opinion are extremely complex. As your reporter stated, the meeting was indeed "indecisive." It provided no basis whatever for making the statement attributed to me. John P. Dawson...
...Geoffrey P. Hellman, GSAS, suggested that Administration policy might be to build up a fear of major punishment and then "take a lot of wind out of our action" by being more lenient. "The overall effect would be at least as bad in terms of intimidation," he said...
After an indecisive three-hour meeting of Harvard Law School students and professors yesterday, John P. Dawson, chairman of the Joint Student-Faculty Committee, predicted that students would be regular members of all faculty committees by June...
...outlook for capital spending has improved largely because general business conditions are looking better. Demand for steel is strong; output has climbed for four straight weeks. Sales of 1969-model autos have been racing at a record annual rate of 10.3 million cars (see story, p. 94). New factory orders rose 4% in October, the biggest improvement this year. Sales of new houses are increasing despite punitive price tags and pumped-up mortgage rates. Housing starts will probably rise from 1,290,000 in 1967, to 1,500,000 this year. Building-industry analysts anticipate about...