Word: similarities
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Physical limitations imposed by the Air Force (no cadet may be over 6 ft. 4 in. tall, weigh more than 216 Ibs.) hampered Martin and his young staff. But they still managed to produce two units of similar if not overpowering strength. Martin set up competitive situations by scrimmaging the units against each other. To vary the routine, he broke practice one day to let the boys hold a hula hoop contest. During one scrimmage, he even dived into a play to make the tackle himself. The blend of fun and fundamentals paid off. Says a faculty member: "He convinced...
...more profound way than he has transformed the surface of the earth. It might suit him to change the orbit of the moon, and it seems within the realm of possibility that he should be able to do so. When we realize that other organisms may be doing similar things at some millions of regions in the universe, we see that life itself and man, as one representative of that state of organization of matter, becomes a cosmic influence himself...
...tight red slacks and sweater, pranced aboard the Navy submarine U.S.S. Trout in New London, Conn. Purpose: to play hostess on NBC-TV's Omnibus documentary on submarine training. It was Producer Robert Saudek's idea, based on the theory that "many aspects of submarine navigation are similar to swimming." Esther, whose medium is cold water, poured plenty of it on officers' wives jammed in the New London officers' club to meet her, icily asked them to leave so she could "talk business" with their husbands. Later Esther slid down the Trout hatch in a skirt...
According to Hurwitt, the drive has set a goal of $12,000, approximately 50 per cent more than the total of $8,284.96 collected last year. Hurwitt pointed out that a similar collection at Yale last year netted almost $40,000, although that figure included faculty contributions as well...
While the program was getting underway at Harvard this fall, a similar group was being formed at MIT. The Tech group's schedule is less demanding, which means that the public school involved can take its choice between a lot or a little help. When a school needs an undergraduate for only a few hours a week, it negotiates with students in the MIT group. If an MIT student finds his schedule too time-consuming, he can switch with a Harvard student...