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Keyworth objected to the press's use of the phrase Star Wars to describe what he called the President's new defensive concept. Admitting "the American people are not likely to enthusiastically support the placement of nuclear weapons in space," he urged the assembled scientists to start thinking instead about ways to get their share of the huge research-and-development money involved in putting laser beams in space. In Los Alamos, weapons are bread and butter...
Others are correct in urging the US to "ponder" our initial placement of Marines in Lebanon. But we must go one step further in admitting that we erred. To withdraw from the war torn country would not be bowing to intimidation, but, rather, a responsible recognition of our mistake...
...dancers leap and turn and stretch back and forth with technical precision. The piece could, in fact, probably survive with weaker technique, since the overall effect makes it difficult to concentrate on single movements. But the composition comes closer to perfection because of the clean, sharp and careful placement of each dancer...
Conway attributed the delay to problems with four conduits, which had been bent out of shape, preventing the placement of telephone wires. Conduits are hollow pipes through which the wiring...
...create a pre-registration system, said Young, the format of the students record, which holds all the vital information about each student must be changed to fit into the course placement program, which he calls "a monster...