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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...exposing the realistic prospects for harnessing the nuclear horses, Woodbury has unfortunately chosen to write in bite-sized sentences of annoying simplicity. But if the book is as pre-digested as Gerber's baby-food, it presents some sobering facts about adult dreams: atomic autos, helicopters, and railroad trains. Men who contemplate their future autos probably give their atomic Ford the mental shape of a Thunderbird. Actually, as Woodbury points out, any atomic car would have to carry fifty tons of metal shielding, giving the auto the shape and price of a Stanley Steamer...
...turn to dust; on the other hand, it had to use discretion, or some old relatives and friends might be offended. Result: two record series on the company's low-priced Camden label, with none of the famed performers identified. The records are dubbings from Victor's pre-LP catalogue, with their dark-hued old sounds partly hi-fizzed through electronic tinkering. The first series contains all of Tchaikovsky's six Symphonies performed by such fictitiously named orchestras as "Centennial," "Warwick," "Cromwell."* The second batch, called The Heart of the Opera, contains excerpts from eleven popular operas...
...acres of arable land, already fully cultivated, to feed a population which had expanded almost four times itself in the last fifty years. Foreseeing a possible scarcity of foodstuffs, Chiang sold public lands, reduced the size of many large estates, and lowered land taxes. Within almost equalled the highest pre-war figure, Industry, badly mismanaged under earlier Chinese rule, also expanded; exports rose by over a third, though international trade is still under the direction of the government. Military expenses are so heavy, however, that the government has sold nearly all its gold and used American aid to cover...
Thus far all of the varsity's opponents which have depended on inspired hockey have not lasted beyond the opening period. Always a pre-game favorite, the Crimson has run its victory streak...
...Pre-Dated Checks Approved...