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...world's weather. It holds 90% of all the ice on the earth's surface (far more than formerly thought), affects the surrounding oceans for hundreds or thousands of miles in all directions. For such reasons, Antarctica is a land of mystery and paradox-and a priceless laboratory for the world's scientists. Last week, as the southern summer moderated Antarctica's frigid climate, some 160 U.S. scientists and 100 scientists from other nations stepped up their activity in a friendly race to unlock the secrets of the white continent...
Auctions: Theory & Practice. In theory, auctioning a work is the most accurate way to put a price on the priceless; in practice, its major visible flaw is "auction fever," in which rich amateurs get carried away and bid against one another to force prices up from 25% to 60% more than prudence dictates. But-also in practice-there is more to many an auction than the eye can see, mostly stemming from the fact that art dealers often comprise about three-fourths of the bidders...
...such facilities as the Harvard Observatory, located away form metropolitan areas, shelters should therefore be built, and perhaps Harvard should also try to preserve microfilm of a part of the priceless collections of the University's libraries and museums...
Ultimate Desecration. But even as his empire dwindled, Hearst maintained editorial control. Each morning he sat in nis San Simeon study, spread the Hearst-papers on a priceless Persian rug and turned the pages with his slippered feet. Memos continued to clatter out over his private Teletype. He kept visitors hanging around San Simeon for days before granting them the audience they sought...
...Defense of U.S. The bill accelerates construction of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, which will give 15 minutes' warning of an attack. To speed detection by priceless minutes, the program also steps up work on Midas, a satellite-borne, spy-in-the-sky warning system. To counter an enemy's manned bombers, the bill will improve the Nike-Hercules and Bomarc ground-to-air missiles, beef up the F-101, F-102 and F106 interceptors...