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Some of the things in it for industry, said Glennan, are the uses of radioactive waste from the operation of reactors. Possible uses: activation of phosphors for luminous signs and markers, static eliminators for a variety of industrial processes, reduction of starting-voltage requirements in process-control instruments which incorporate a source of radiation, cold sterilization of drugs and foods, and portable low-level power sources...
Like many U.S. dailies, the 59-year-old Observer had been squeezed between rocketing production costs and a static advertising intake. The bigger Jersey Journal, said its new owner, will be strong, and thus "a better product" for readers. Among newspaper tycoons, little (5 ft. 3 in.) Samuel I. Newhouse is growing fast. A month earlier, he had bought complete control of the money-making Journal (he had held half interest since 1946), only eleven months after he bought Portland's Oregonian. He is still looking for more papers. Says Newhouse: "Publishers can make up for rising costs...
...wind blows, what makes a cake rise, how water comes out of a kitchen tap. To explain rain, he boils water in a coffee pot, compares the steam to clouds, and shows how "rain" will condense on the sides of a glass held over the spout. He demonstrates static electricity with a charged rubber comb, lets it pick up a cluster of cork filings and then release them in a miniature snowstorm the moment they are oppositely charged. Using an infrared ray, he pops pop corn without burning the cellophane container. Last week, Herbert explained the importance of air speed...
...step aside for an actor who plays supporting roles to range ponies. A triangle was in the making. Though most such triangles tend to be lopsided, this one was isosceles, the two men apparently equal in Barbara's heart. Isosceles love triangles can be static or dynamic. This was dynamic. Barbara made up her mind differently every day, and sometimes several times a day. As Neal tells the story: "We all met at a party and it was Franchot again with her." A few nights later, Neal said he got a phone call at 3 a.m. "Look. Tom," groaned...
...between movies and opera, but it still leaves the gap wide open. Shooting in Rome to gain atmosphere and save money, Composer-Librettist Gian-Carlo Menotti has preserved the musical values of his successful short opera while turning it into a curious mixture of sometimes effective, sometimes static cinema sequences...