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...uncommon measure, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. owes its long reign as the world's largest chemical company to its prowess at scientific research. With endless inventiveness and one of the largest corporate research budgets ($110 million a year), Du Pont's 4,000 scientists annually discover some 1,000 completely new compounds of matter, nurse these and other laboratory-born ideas into commercial usefulness at the remarkable rate of one a month...
...against almost any array of Arab armies, provided that the Arabs did not unite into a single force. What alarms Israel this time is the way in which the Arabs, though continuing to fight and squabble among themselves, have nonetheless joined firm ranks against Israel. Despite its superior military prowess, Israel might be hard pressed indeed to protect itself against any coordinated and sustained Arab attack...
...problem suggests no simple solution. The "be tough" policy, for example, is not so antiquated as many Americans think it is. Rough ghetto life teaches a youngsters to revere violence. Prowess with your hands or a gun is prerequisite to financial success and the first step in winning the respect of other youngsters. As crude as it sounds, being tough can effectively curb criminal action where youth are involved. Yet, the policeman cannot be very tough. Even the most ignorant street corner punk is totally aware of his rights as an American citizen: he knows that the police cannot...
...ends of the political spectrum. He has kept the country closely tied to NATO. In recent years, Greece has become an associate member of the European Common Market, and its economic growth rate has risen almost 8% annually. Constantine's handsome good looks, enlightened ideas about government and athletic prowess (he won an Olympic gold medal for sailing) have made him in the world's eyes a symbol of all that modern, progressive Greece stands...
...sinfulness of ancient Babylon, together with the military prowess of Ur and Nineveh have been renowned since Biblical times. But displays from excavations conducted in the 1950s now reveal much about the little-known Parthians (one of the few ancient people who wore pants), who flourished during the 2nd and 3rd centuries after Christ, withstanding repeated attempts at conquest by Roman legions...