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...plunge. It will crash into the earth's atmosphere like a stone into water, creating a sudden shock to both vehicle and man. The forward parts of the vehicle will be heated to an extremely high level. The heat will not reach the man, protected by a heat shield...
...them unshielded, the other wrapped in sheet lead about ⅛ in. thick. Devised by Professor James Van Allen of State University of Iowa, they watched the double belt of radiation that bears Van Allen's name. The naked tube reported all radiation that hit it, while the shielded tube reported only radiation strong enough to penetrate its shield. By comparing the tubes' reports with each other, Van Allen hopes to learn more about the character and origin of the radiation belts...
...said Dulles, the U.S. needs more than ever before to advance the rule of law as a "shield and protector of those who rely on good faith in international engagements." Specifically, the U.S.-and the other members of the U.N.-need to: ¶ Condemn more and tolerate less the anticommunity actions of the Communist bloc. "Those nations should be made to feel the weight of public disapproval . . . Unless the U.N. becomes, for all, an instrumentality of peace through justice and law, then some alternative must be found." ¶ Intensify within the U.N. General Assembly the quest-"in my view, sometimes...
...nation's growing army of oldsters, most of whom cannot afford health insurance, a plan was offered last week by the A.M.A.'s Council on Medical Service. Patterned after programs now available only in limited areas under local Blue Shield auspices, it would encourage a nationwide system of low-cost, prepaid voluntary health insurance for oldsters below a certain income level (not yet determined). To make the plan work, physicians must agree to accept lower-than-usual fees for their services to such patients. The all-powerful House of Delegates approved the plan unanimously, thus put the A.M.A...
Nearly a year had passed since NATO's members agreed "in principle" to the stationing of intermediate range U.S. missiles in Europe, but not a single missile base has been established anywhere on the Continent. NATO's minimum military ambition-a 30-division shield force in Western Europe-remains unachieved. West Germany, which promised to contribute twelve combat-ready divisions by the end of 1959, has only seven in being, will probably take four years to assemble the rest...