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...past. They were quite unimpressed . . . Here, over this vast expanse of the world, from the Elbe River to the China Sea, the workers are not to be allowed to think for themselves. Books which might cause them to think will not even be printed. The curtain of ignorance is thicker and more dangerous than the Iron Curtain...
Later the climate grew wetter, and the rivers cleared the shallow sea of its heavy brine. Some of the salt on the bottom probably dissolved, but the rest was protected by sediment washed down from the land. As the sediment grew thicker, it pressed on the underlying salt, and the salt (comparatively light and plastic) billowed up through it like slow-motion bubbles rising in a viscous liquid...
...second half of the opera, the symbolism gets thicker: Columbus' shadow and conscience appear. At one point, Columbus I and II (a baritone and a basso, respectively) clasp each other and vow to be together in death, and the finale finds a general movement towards paradise as the dove appears in radiant glory while angels (and everybody else) sing a deafening "Hallelujah...
...took many sessions before Fred could realize that what he really feared was not school, but separation from his mother. This in turn had to be clarified: it was because he resented the time and attention she had given to an ailing sister. Finally, the psychiatrist worked through the thicker tangle of unconscious, childish illogic, and helped Fred to see his home life in its true light. Fred is now happy at home and again doing well at school...
Nylon Tires. Three tire companies-Firestone, Goodrich and U.S. Rubber-announced their first nylon cord tires (Goodyear has had one since April). Firestone's is the first tubeless nylon tire, while Goodrich brought out a nylon truck tire, with a tread 46% thicker than usual, which it says will last up to 100,000 miles. U.S. Rubber claims its nylon passenger tire has 95% more bruise resistance than standard tires. Prices run 6% to 15% higher than regular tire lines...