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Double Veto. De Gaulle was obviously trying to prod the U.S. out of its longstanding refusal to share nuclear secrets with France-a refusal that has unquestionably hampered French scientists in their effort to devise their own Abomb. In London, where 650 leading citizens of 14 NATO countries assembled in an Atlantic Congress to mull over the state of the alliance, French General Marcel Carpentier grumbled: "Britain and America have secrets and can use them as they wish. It is because of this double veto that France has decided to build its own Continental deterrent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATO: Difficult Partner | 6/22/1959 | See Source »

...engineering. After several years at other companies, he arrived at Pontiac, as a menial "tool chaser." He tried everything, just so it added another bit of experience: defense plant chief inspector, car-assem bly superintendent, assistant master mechanic, boss of a new "process develop-ment" section searching to make prod- ucts more efficiently. Says Knudsen: "As long as you're interested enough to take any job that comes along, you'll find something worthwhile to do, and it usually turns out to be a better job than the last one." By the time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Chip Off the Old Engine Block | 5/25/1959 | See Source »

...American scene," the "capitalistic-based administrators" who run the University, Christian choir-singers who sell out on their faith for two bucks a throw, and concludes with an affirmation that "the number of blobs at Harvard is infinite." No doubt this will prompt at least one 'Cliffie to prod her roommate with "See, I told you, we should have gone to Ohio State where men are really...

Author: By Richard E. Ashcraft, | Title: Gadfly | 5/5/1959 | See Source »

...through fiscal 1961 alone. The nation's planners agree that big-city slums should be eliminated as fast as possible, but so far the Federal Government has footed two-thirds of the cost. The Administration wants to cut its share to 50% by 1963. It thus intends to prod the states, which have done little spending so far for urban renewal. The Administration figures the states should then come in with more funds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE HOUSING FIGHT: The U.S. Should Spend What It Can Afford | 3/2/1959 | See Source »

William W. Cooley Ed.D. '58, principal investigator of the study, emphasized that "although our function is primarily to choose scientists, we want to gain knowledge of the abilities which will make students proficient in all fields. This study is by no means designed to prod students to become scientists...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Group Will Study Career Abilities Of 700 Students | 10/11/1958 | See Source »

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