Word: tenseness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Modern technology is already pressuring nature with tens of thousands of synthetic substances, many of which almost totally resist decay?thus poisoning man's fellow creatures, to say nothing of himself. The burden includes smog fumes, aluminum cans that do not rust, inorganic plastics that may last for decades, floating...
As more and more science fiction becomes science fact, the exploits of Buck Rogers seem less and less fanciful. Reviving an old idea, two University of California scientists have now proposed that astronauts follow in the footsteps of Buck and Wilma. Man's next target in space, Hannes Alfv...
On Nov. 26, the South African government disclosed that it would not seek a renewal of the $40 million credit reserve provided by eleven foremost American banks for exactly 20 years. This action reveals the first crack in South Africa's arrogant armor of self-righteousness, matched by the...
The dissidents' worst fears were unfounded. In its birthday editorial, Pravda criticized Stalin for "diverging from the Leninist principles of collective leadership," which resulted in "unfounded reprisals against prominent party, state and military figures." Shorn of its jargon, the statement means that the present collective leadership is not at...