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...shuttle's problems are also a source of grief to planners of another major scientific effort: the placing in orbit around earth of a ten-ton, 96-in. space telescope. Scanning the heavens above the obscuring atmosphere, and radioing back its findings, the robot telescope could greatly extend astronomy's observable universe, allowing stargazers to see farther and deeper into space. The telescope might even be able to pick out the faint traces of planets orbiting nearby stars...
Sugar exports from the Western Hemisphere have also declined. Cuba's crop this year was raked by the rust fungus. The Cubans lost about 1 million tons of their 6.5 million-ton-harvest to the disease. As a result, the Castro government has cut its deliveries to the Soviet Union, which normally takes approximately half its crop, by about...
...agree or disagree: Most faculty members here are strongly interested in the academic problems of undergraduates. [all figures are percentages] Agree Disagree Hvrd. 42.3 49 Brwn. 76.2 16.3 Penn. 53.5 37.5 Corn'l. 57.2 36.8 P'ton...
...happy with the social life at school? Satisfied Dissatisfied Hvrd. 76.9 22.3 Brwn. 77.8 21 Penn. 81.4 17.6 Corn'l. 74.2 25 P'ton...
...first new American sailing freighter will probably be the 450-ton Patricia A., which California Entrepreneur Hugh Lawrence is modifying by adding wind power to its existing diesel power. The ship's captain will control the four 16-ft.-to 50-ft.-wide Dacron sails mechanically from the bridge. Lawrence expects to be using the 170-ft. freighter on Caribbean trade routes starting in April...