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Both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. also have "ferret" satellites, or electronic ears, that can eavesdrop on radio transmissions. In addition, the Pentagon has various scientific satellites, including ones that measure minuscule variations in the earth's gravity, information that helps keep missiles on target. Parked far out in space are the Defense Department's Vela satellites, which watch out for bursts of high-energy radiation that may indicate a nuclear explosion in the atmosphere, or the eruption of a distant celestial body. Under development is a system called Navstar (for Navigation Satellite Timing and Ranging) that will...
...four goals all season long. But it was not the defense that hurt the Crimson as much as the scoring woes that have plagued the squad throughout the year. Harvard managed to get 13 shots off, two more than the Riverwomen, but the shots just were not quite on target...
...third year. Harvard's campaign has raised almost $225 million toward its $350 million target, which was increased last year from the original $250 goal, David W. Johnson '68, publicity coordinator for the campaign, said this week...
Pain relievers and other over-the-counter medicines are a major target of the Tylenol killer's admirers. Rat poison was discovered in an Anacin capsule in Grand Junction, Colo. Two people suffered fever and nausea after taking Anacin in St. Albans, Vt. In Mills, Wyo., Brian Leyba, 25, suffered acid burns after using Sinex nasal spray, and in Grand Junction, Larry Tingley, 38, a patient at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, is being treated for corneal burns caused by hydrochloric acid in Visine eye drops...
Mailing-list brokers may suggest any of thousands of combinations of consumers. One popular strategy is to target mailings to households living in zip-code areas where the U.S. census has determined that high-income, free-spending families reside, such as New York City's fashionable Upper East Side (10021) or the ultra-upscale retirement community of Naples, Fla. (33940). The Census Bureau sells nationwide tabulations for as much as $250,000 each. Says Dallas' Horchow, whose mailing list has grown from 48,000 to 1.5 million names: "Without a solid list, a mail-order company just doesn...