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Instead of classrooms, Caudill & Co. have Learning Labs, with light plastic walls that can be put up and taken down in a trice. Along with the Learning Labs are Teaching Elevators that can be equipped by Central Service in any way a teacher wants. Suppose, say the architects, a teacher wants "an aviary with six different species of birds and a soundproof booth where recorded birdcalls can be played ..." What does she do? She simply rings up Central Service, which lowers a Teaching Elevator, equips it as requested, then sends it back up again-"and the teacher has a tailor...
While eager prospectors searched for oil all around the world, beneath the sea and in the mountains, high-living Houston last week took a look under its garbage and found black gold. An independent driller, Trice Production Co., brought in a rich (140 bbls. daily) well from 8,000 ft. below the city dump, and gave it an appropriate label: "Houston City Dump...
...real estate is worth more than the oil potential, even Houston is not likely to go that far. But the oil is worth a lot to the city of Houston. The city holds a one-fourth interest in "City Dump No. 1," should reap $40,000 yearly from it. Trice already has begun drilling "City Dump No. 2'' on the same profits deal with Houston. Geologists figure that the 300-acre dump is good for at least 15 producing wells. Such a sea under her garbage could enrich the city government by $600,000 a year...
Decide in a trice...
...Portugal's flag still flew over Goa. Earlier in the week Nehru had announced:"The Indian Army could take Goa in a trice if it wanted to. but we do not want to." Apparently, having heard from the rest of the world, Nehru decided that now was the wrong moment for swallowing...