Word: reasonably
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Only one faint whiff of danger marred coffee's future. The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week noted that U.S. scientists have tracked down more than 30 of the volatile chemicals that give coffee its flavor, issued a report that concluded "there is little reason to doubt" synthetic coffee is on the way at a price about one-fifth of the real thing...
This ability to transform themselves quickly to cope with new conditions is a specialty of humble bacteria, whose constitutions are relatively simple. It is an ability that higher animals cannot emulate, but may have reason to envy...
...Spells Simplicity." Whether front engine or rear, the compacts are all made to wipe out the longstanding complaints against U.S. car craftsmanship. "One reason that Europeans have achieved a reputation for excellent craftsmanship," says Cole, is that "their cars are relatively simple, but American cars have been getting more and more complicated." Cole has built a car whose six-cylinder engine has fewer parts than standard engines, is easily accessible, can be completely removed from the car in less than 30 minutes. "Everything about it spells simplicity," says Cole. "The engine is handy enough for any do-it-yourself mechanic...
...ready to gamble on a rear engine. One reason: Cole, working together with Cadillac Chief John Gordon (now G.M.'s president), developed a new short-stroke V-8 front engine with an increased compression. It proved so successful that it set the basic design for most of G.M.'s high-compression engines now in use. It was 221 Ibs. lighter (25%) than the Caddy's previous power plant, yet stepped up power by 7% to 160 h.p., and stretched fuel economy at first by 15%-and eventually to 19 miles per gallon. But Cole still hankered...
...that it seemed permanent, has been eliminated. Agriculture Department allocated last 20 million Ibs. to school lunch program. Government will still buy butter, give it away to schools and welfare groups as production increases next spring, but grand-scale surpluses of past years are unlikely to recur. Reason: overall milk production has failed to increase in proportion to consumer demand...