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...anything which is going on in the streets outside," he said. "We are behaving as though we were in a state of siege." Even if man's quantitative needs can somehow be met, Snow doubts that the quality of civilized life can be maintained if-as demographers widely predict-world population doubles to more than 6 billion by the end of the 20th century. "There are already too many people in the world," he said. "Within a generation, there will be far too many. Within two or three generations-unless we show more sense, good will and foresight than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opinion: A State of Siege | 11/22/1968 | See Source »

After watching their teams being manhandled by Yale's heralded team and once-disregarded Harvard, the Ivy League coaches found it nearly impossible to predict the winner of this Saturday's game. Most preferred to toss a coin, but Yale was favored by a couple of coaches, while no one felt quite bold enough to favor Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ivy Coaches Undecided; Favor Yale | 11/22/1968 | See Source »

...BLACKMAN, DARTMOUTH: "I don't thing it's possible to predict the victor, so I'd rather not try. Whoever gets the most good breaks will probably win, and Yale does seem to have a habit of getting the breaks, though that may change on Saturday. I think the Eli defense and the Harvard offense are both greatly underestimated...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ivy Coaches Undecided; Favor Yale | 11/22/1968 | See Source »

Despite neat formulas and equations in textbooks, chemistry is still an inexact science. At best, scientists only partly understand some of the turbulent processes that occur during chemical reactions; often they cannot accurately predict the end results. Now a California scientist has devised a method for making chemistry more exact: he mixes chemicals in a computer instead of a test tube...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chemistry: Computer Test Tubes | 11/8/1968 | See Source »

...election of 1968 has not presented this country with ideal candidates--but even on the issue of foreign policy there is a choice. It is impossible to predict what either of the major party nominees will do if elected President. Their response to the bombing halt, however, can only reinforce the belief that the momentum toward peace lies with Humphrey...

Author: By Richard B. Markham, | Title: Foreign Policy Choice | 11/4/1968 | See Source »

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