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...pilot in Mead's plane will operate a "pusher" propeller behind him by a pedaling mechanism made out of bicycle parts. Computer studies have convinced Mead that he needs 0,26 horsepower of continuous power to fly a level course at 18 miles per hour, with slightly more power needed on takeoff and turns. Experiments Mead has run with student subjects testing human energy output indicate that the pilot's pedaling will yield from one third up to one-half horsepower-enough to fly the plane...
...believe in the Santa myth, to trust in his actual existence, and then are told that this source of goodness does not exist. This withdrawal is a very upsetting experience. Youth must turn somewhere, and drugs provide the answer. A boy seeks a replacement in his neighborhood pusher-who, incidentally, probably plays Santa for his kids, too-and another addict is created...
Ebert's colleagues describe him as a staunch liberal, a mediator rather than a pusher, a listener rather than a dictator. He has assumed an outspoken political position on the war-much to the chagrin of older conservative alumni-and last October he joined a group from the Med School handing out leaflets at the Moratorium rally...
...thesis on "The Black Man and Law Enforcement," argues that assignment to black districts should be voluntary duty for the best-trained officers, who would get extra pay. "The black officer must be someone that black youth can look up to instead of looking up to the dope pusher," says Grimes. Ironically, last week Grimes resigned from the N.Y.P.D. after a dispute over his taking an extra leave of absence to attend law school...
...Mather House sophomore breaks into his own tale of the drop-out pusher who has settled into his living room and now brings a steady parade of townies...