Word: porousness
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Rebellious Tribesmen. Nonetheless, the incident was bound to complicate relations between the two subcontinent neighbors, who share a porous 1,500-mile border. In recent weeks there have been rumors in Dacca - vehemently denied in New Delhi - of border incursions by Indian troops. One Dacca version is that India wants to stir up unrest among Bangladesh's 10 million Hindus, thus encouraging them to flee to India as they did in 1971. India, according to this scenario, would use the ensuing chaos as a pretext for launching a full-scale invasion. Foreign diplomats in Dacca regard the rumor...
...film technology. Already used by Boeing to move heavy airframes about and by San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit system to swing subway cars around at terminals, this new technology allows large, bulky objects to be maneuvered on so-called air bearings-thin (.031 in.), porous plastic disks. When air is forced through the disks from above at high pressure, it builds up underneath them in a thin film that acts as a bearing. In the Rolair-designed system at the Aloha Stadium, 416 such air bearings are positioned under the four movable stands. They are linked...
Penn has had excellent teams the last two years, but the people who made the Red and Blue go are gone: halfback Adolph Bellizeare and quarterback Marty Vaughan have graduated, leaving the offense without its explosiveness. The defense, never a Quaker strength, should be porous once again...
Before departing for Philadelphia, Harvard coach Tom Sanders indicated that he had nothing special planned for the Quakers. But he said the Crimson would be working on solidifying its porous defense. Harvard will regain the services of Arnie Needleman, who averaged close to 18 points a game before an ankle injury sidelined him in a losing cause against Oral Roberts two weeks...
...Eagle defense, however, is another story. ECAC opponents have averaged six goals a game against the porous B.C. defense, and the Harvard scoring machine is a sure bet to keep intact the Eagles' goals-allowed average...