Word: sure
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...greatest concern must be with our own planet. Here we face the danger that large-scale engineering projects which give us a short-term gain may carry with them long-term ecological consequences which are distinctly harmful. We must make sure, therefore, that our concern with the environment will keep pace with our technical capabilities. Human activities -whether by neglect or by accident or by intent-are constantly damaging the environment: Lake Erie might be called exhibit A; the Santa Barbara oil disaster, exhibit B; and there are many more examples. In addition, subtle changes are taking place...
...frantically, John managed to undo the three locks on the door, but in the process he dropped the 7-lb. vertical steel bar from the $14.50 Police Fox lock on his foot. After apologizing profusely to the cops, he limped back inside to get his overcoat, checked to make sure that his can of Mace was in the pocket, re-locked the door and headed for the bus stop...
...spread of liberal reforms and forced the country to return more or less to the practice of orthodox Soviet-style Communism. But the Soviets failed in their broader goal of imposing unity on the divided bloc. That failure, along with the defection of the West European Communist parties, is sure to cause further reverberations if the oft-postponed world Communist summit actually does convene in May in Moscow...
...enough is the bitter story of a Manhattan waitress: "I'm 33, and I've made it with all the early biggies, and more. You know what I've got to show for it? Three kids from three different guys-which three, I'm not sure. I've gone the dope route, been busted twice, and taken the cure at Lexington...
Dour Rejection. Sure that he had the answer, Houbolt attended meetings of NASA's moonshot planning group to promote the lunar-orbit-rendezvous (LOR) scheme. His reception was cool. "Your figures lie," shouted one excitable member of the group. "I don't believe a word of it." Wernher von Braun, present at the same meeting, dourly shook his head at Houbolt's proposal and said, "No, that's no good." Recalls Christopher Kraft, director of NASA's manned-flight operations: "When some people first heard of Houbolt's idea, they thought he was nuts...