Word: projects
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...flinty old (79) party named Cecil B. Highland, who publishes the town's only dailies, the Democratic morning Exponent (circ. 13,572) and the Republican evening Telegram (circ. 23,593). Publisher Highland has fought radio (by banning even paid program listings), television for Clarksburg, a public sewage-disposal project, daylight-saving time, and most attempts to improve the town's playgrounds, schools and police. In his newspapers he has seldom bothered to print the other side of such issues. Last week, in full rebellion, Clarks-burgers began putting out their own weekly newsletter, to give Clarksburg "the straight...
...problems of getting the satellite up into space, Milton Rosen of the Naval Research Laboratory, and technical adviser of the satellite project, told about some of the novel features of the launching vehicle. Any one of them might be a cause of failure if not designed with long, loving care. Each component will have to be tested, both separately and in combination with others, before the first launching vehicle can head for space...
...Communist party precipitated the present situation in Iceland, playing upon native chords of nationalism, anti-militarism, and resentment at the economic effects of the Keflavik project. Icelanders have never relished maintaining troops in their land, but realizing their importance to NATO, they have agreed to support a large military encampment. Unfortunately, many Icelanders now feel that the base is causing them more discomfort than they bargained for. Troops and foreign construction workers occasionally become involved in incidents with the populace. Furthermore, the base hires thousands of native Icelanders, to whom it pays wages far higher than they could otherwise receive...
...Chrysler's enthusiasm for more. In the last month he has bought three major Picasso works, including Lady with Artichoke, painted in 1942 and first shown after the war. Although bought too late for the present show, it will get a top billing in Chrysler's newest project: an all-Picasso show for later this year, all chosen from his own collection...
...quiet bystander. He was then deep in negotiations to build a 650-mile pipeline to take gas from his companies' fields in Alberta and British Columbia through "the Rocky Mountains into the U.S. Pacific Northwest. But Murchison's delay gave McMahon time to get his Northwest project well under...