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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...from the fact that on detonation, unusually large quantities of radioactive neutrons are released, which are effective in killing people without destroying buildings or vehicles. They can, for example, penetrate enemy armor at considerable ranges, though such armor can be made resistant to the blast and heat of a regular nuclear explosion, except in direct or near-direct hits. "Large yield" nuclear weapons, on the other hand, are designed to enhance heat and blast-the major killing factors in the atomic bombs dropped on Japan...
...Ethiopians fear that the loss of Eritrea could become the first important step in the disintegration of their country. They have been training 200,000 peasant militiamen to make a sort of human-wave assault on Eritrea, reinforcing the 25,000 hard-pressed regular troops on duty in the province. But the Eritreans are far more highly motivated. "We didn't see any reason to fight and die here," explained one of the 500 Ethiopians who surrendered during their recent losing battle for the city of Tessenei. "The Eritreans wanted a victory, and they got it. We want...
Whatever its educational value, Seldin's summer schedule is certainly full. His course is a little easier than it would have been during the regular year, he said--"except for the fact that if it were during the year I'd never have taken a course that met a 9 a.m."--but he is also working as a bartender for the Harvard Student Agencies and spending two afternoons a week working as a volunteer in the emergency ward at Mass. General...
...students take courses here that have nothing to do with their career plans or with their regular academic work. Susan Gens, a psychology major at Clark University in Worcester, is taking courses in photography and expository writing this summer...
SYDNEY. Seven million passengers last year. Averages 430 landings and takeoffs daily. Two runways, 33 airlines. Delays: minimal. Accessibility: excellent. Allow 20 to 25 min. for four-mile ride downtown by car or plentiful cabs (about U.S. $3.85). Regular shuttle bus service: 880. Flow Through: generally good, except for morning crush. Baggage carts and porters available. Longest unassisted walk: 1,700 ft. Baggage, customs and immigration checkout: efficient. Hotels/Motels: none near by. Amenities: adequate. One restaurant (featuring steak or fish for U.S. $7.15), coffee lounge, two bars open 6 a.m. to midnight, two duty-free shops. Australian items: toy kangaroos...