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Things were indeed quieter than in the chaotic year before, the report said. But neither "calm" nor "tranquillity" were the words for what went on. According to the new findings, campus disruptions did not disappear but declined only to just below the level of the 1968-69 academic year, when Harvard and Cornell erupted into national headlines and many a parent wondered what the world was coming to. The chief difference, ACE argues, is that back then 40% of the troubled institutions got national coverage; last year only...
...weather. The captain of a DC-10 can literally keep one step ahead of himself during landing procedures by referring to a Honeywell computer on board that shows exactly what the aircraft will do next. Superjet engines, while three times more powerful than those of standard jets, are quieter, more pollution-free and more efficient. Meals served aboard the DC-10, some 747s and Lockheed's forthcoming L-1011 are stored and warmed in a galley located below the passenger level, in the plane's cargo hold. When the food is ready for serving, a stewardess will...
...most of July, the town had been racked by firebombings and clashes between youths and the police. Mayor Edward F. Gill rejected virtually all the youths' demands. After an angry protest meeting, more than 50 of the young suddenly stalked across to Town Hall to protest in a quieter but far more effective way. They registered to vote. Said a spokesman: "When they turned us down, they taught us a political lesson: if you don't have the vote, they can ignore...
...argued that the massive problems of poverty, disease and education demand larger perspectives than Richardson's. He deliberately avoids spectacular new programs, preferring to spend his twelve-hour days on quieter institutional reform and delivery of services. Richardson has traveled fairly widely among his constituents-visiting poor Chicanos in San Antonio and coal miners in West Virginia, for example. His speeches are known for a certain meticulous dullness, but as he told the black Capitol Press Club recently, "as you descend in eloquence, you get closer to the money." One of his predecessors in the toughest Cabinet job, John...
Instant Improvement. In two Ann-Margret TV specials and a role in Stanley Kramer's R.P.M., her screen personality seemed quieter, sweeter, more womanly. She had lost the twippet look. Her breasts with suspicious suddenness had taken on melony dimensions. Had she seen the silicone man? Ann-Margret said no. "When I put on weight, I put it on there." Lucky for her. Melony dimensions were required for the role of Bobbie in Carnal Knowledge...