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Quarry on Mars. There are, however, some distinct limitations on the capabilities of Bradley's mechanical man. Beyond about 30,000 miles, admits the imaginative engineer, round-trip time delay in the transmission and receipt of telemetry signals becomes a distinct drawback. "Realtime" human activity is impossible. If a telefactor operating on the surface of Mars were to spot a Martian running by, for example, its TV picture-traveling at the speed of light (186,000 miles per sec.)-would take about three minutes to reach the headset of its controller when Mars is closest to earth. Even...
Curtis said that the commission had not given proponents of the volunteer army a chance to present their views. Each time he offered to testify before the panel, he said, he received a perfunctory note acknowledging receipt of his letter and nothing else...
Selective Service System form 150 is the questionnaire which must be filled out and sent in to the local board (within ten days of receipt) to claim CO status. It is only the first step in the classification procedure for CO's. Draft boards usually require CO's to come before them for questioning before deciding on classification. If the draft board denies him the status he seeks, the CO then begin the appeals procedure which usually entails another hearing before his draft board, Justice Department hearing, and a non-criminal FBI investigation. If after running the gamut of appeals...
Although AFSC provides counseling on all phases of CO procedure, Harvard CO's have only gotten as far as filing form 150. The draft boards invariably acknowledge receipt of 150 and proceed to defer the student, II-S. CO claimants are eligible for all the usual deferments and draft boards are eager to put off deciding a CO claim as long as possible. In fact, a sophomore with a II-S who wrote his board a letter declaring his conscientious objection and requesting a Form 150 to file was told that he didn't have to fill out the form...
...Harvard-Radcliffe Combined Charities drive ends tonight. Figures for the Sunday and Monday night collections show a receipt of $12,000 -- slightly better than last year, but still far behind expectations. Drive leaders are still hopeful of attaining their $30,000 target by tonight, Average gifts, they say, have been good...