Word: testing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Salmon River and to Wyoming for some hiking around Jackson Hole. On his return, he must prepare for his summit conference with Israeli Premier Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. In his talks with these two shrewd visitors, his new-found toughness will be put to its hardest test. If the conference is a moderate success, Carter may reverse his decline in public esteem. If not, his future may be gray indeed...
...them knew it, at that same moment Texaco oilmen at sea on a drilling rig, which was moored in 432 ft. of water near the edge of the U.S. continental shelf, were playing for much higher stakes. Aboard the Ocean Victory, they nervously awaited the results of a test detonation 14,000 ft. below the ocean floor that could tell the outcome of their $30 million search for oil and natural...
...gusher. Instead, pressure gauges simply showed that something-oil or gas-was trying to come up. Hours later, a mixture of mud, water and natural gas vented from the wellhead in a cloud that when ignited whooshed into a 30-ft. flare visible 20 miles away. A second test at 13,000 ft. yielded indications...
...test, the researchers report in Science, they alternately led each chimp off by himself into another room. There he was allowed to watch a container being filled with any one of eleven different kinds of food, such as bananas, bean cake and candy. Handed the food, he was then led back by a researcher (who did not know the container's contents). The other chimp quickly eyed the sealed container but had no idea what was in it either. The returning chimp would then press the appropriate button on the console, which would flash the lexigram for the food...
Though speech that intentionally incites violence is not protected by the First Amendment, allowed Abrams, drama or news reports that merely portray violence are covered. Lewis argued vehemently against this First Amendment defense. If intentional "incitement" were accepted as the test for finding NBC and KRON-TV guilty, he told Judge Robert Dossee, "I'll pack up my briefcase and go home. I'd have to be idiotic to bring such a case." Siding with NBC, Dossee proceeded to send Lewis packing; since Lewis admitted that he could not prove incitement, the case was dismissed. Said Lewis...