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Defensive back Eric Robinson nabbed three of the four fourth-quarter interceptions that brought the Tigers back from a 33-21 deficit...
Aviation Week & Space Technology Military Editor Clarence Robinson compiled a summary of the report, which in essence is a blueprint for development of advanced ballistic-missile defense systems. It estimates that a comprehensive system with various components based both in space and on the ground could be deployed some time after the year 2000 at a cost of about $95 billion. The defensive net would employ lasers, particle beams and shotgun-like pellets to destroy, in theory at least, Soviet ICBMS any time between their launch and their re-entry into the atmosphere. The enemy missile attack would be detected...
Jesse Jackson's claim that Vanessa Williams did for the Miss America Pageant what Jackie Robinson did for the Brooklyn Dodgers is absurd [Oct. 3]. Williams lives in a society that has legally abolished racial segregation. That was not the case when Robinson broke baseball's "color barrier" in 1947. Also, Williams did not endure the racial insults or physical intimidation that Robinson did. The two achievements are not comparable...
...Jean A. Robinson-Pownall Camillus...
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., boasts another intriguing teacher-development program. With the help of his faculty, Superintendent Jay Robinson is now working out a career plan that would identify 26 qualities an instructor should exhibit. Teachers would receive extensive training through a center that already houses a library of curriculum materials and sets up workshops to sharpen skills. Favorable evaluations would lead to pay bonuses as teachers advanced up a three-step career ladder to tenured status. Says Robinson: "Merit-pay plans attempt to identify excellence and reward it. Our plan's emphasis is on creating great teachers through training...