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...redesign problems will prolong the severe limitations on America's ability to place critical spy satellites into orbit. But a senior Air Force space surveillance officer insisted, "We're not blind up there, not by a long shot." The U.S., he explained reassuringly, has Atlas-Centaur and various versions of Titan rockets "tucked away somewhere" that could be used if the need becomes acute. Said he: "We're O.K." That was the only upbeat note of the week on America's continuing space troubles...
...probably right, according to a continuing study of nearly 17,000 of his fellow Harvard alumni. The report, published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrates scientifically what for health enthusiasts has long been an article of faith: regular exercise can indeed prolong life. "People who are active and fit can expect to live a year or so longer than their sedentary counterparts," says the report's principal author, Dr. Ralph Paffenbarger Jr. of the Stanford University School of Medicine. "For each hour of physical activity, you can expect to live that hour over -- and live...
...verdict "will not close the chapter on investigations," said Emilio Mignone, a leading human rights activist. "It will do just the opposite, prolong them indefinitely." Indeed, attention quickly turned to the 1,700 cases pending against 300 or so lower-ranking military officers charged with carrying out the dirty war. Said Mignone: "There have to be more trials of military leaders...
...women figures, hidden in the picture like "Nina"s in a Hirschfeld drawing, are not intended to stimulate your subconscious; they appear to remind you of that freshman Psychology course you took in which you were told about the strategy of subliminal advertising. They are there to prolong the amount of time you spend looking in the vicinity of the name of their product. No doubt some scout for Edge will have seen your free advertisement and have gotten a big bonus. And due to the ad's great success, we'll probably see a lot more of the same...
...Harvard Corporation wishes to continue abetting white rule in South Africa, it should do so without meretricious displays of moral concern and human compassion. Intrinsically worthless projects such as the specious "new initiatives" serve only to soothe the consciences of those who collaborate with tyranny, mislead the uninformed, and prolong the struggle for black liberation...