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...through the night. In southern Montana, where the proud Sioux won their great victory, bulldozers scrape away the topsoil of cliffs to reveal vast seams of coal below. In western New Mexico, where legends tell of the Spanish explorer Coronado searching for the Seven Cities of Cibola, drills sink into the earth in search of uranium. The Mountain States hold vast deposits of the nation's coal, oil and uranium; they are at the heart of any U.S. energy program, and thus of the nation's future. The boom is sweeping far beyond the coalfields and oilfields. Construction...
...M.I.T. visualizes the household robot as a creature that could not only do all the chores but also chase away burglars, "preferably by crouching in a dark corner and growling like a large dog." But does the ordinary homeowner want to pay $50,000 to get the kitchen sink cleaned up? "Actually, homes are a complicated environment for robots," says one expert in Washington. "You'd have to build a robot that is 100 times more complicated than today's industrial robots for one-tenth the cost...
...explains Comedian Lily Tomlin, who plays Kramer in The Incredible Shrinking Woman, a film due for release in January. The sets, says Tomlin, include "a life-size kitchen, one for when I am 3-ft. tall, a huge countertop for when I am 6 in. and, finally, an enormous sink." The last is the scene of an apparent tragedy. There, next to the deadly garbage disposal, Pat's husband (Charles Grodin) learns, a tiny tennis shoe has been found-all that is left of his little woman. Has Kramer's life come to a grinding halt? To avoid...
President Bok stopped by the Forum about 9:30 and stood alone at the back of the balcony with his hands in his overcoat pockets. "I'd better let the news sink in before I try to make sense of it," he said...
Kirkland House defensive tackle Fred Kelley explained how his team felt after it saw its record sink to 2-2. "It's fun to play football in the rain and win, but to lose in the rain is hell...