Word: turning
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Fall begins colorfully. The leaves turn and professors display their preened or spontaneous humor. Before the initial enthusiasm of the first week's shopping tour has died away, we offer a few choice items which, in one way or another, are definitely bargains...
...Fair Lady still leads the musical field, with The Music Man a close second, and Redhead (Gwen Verdon up), followed by Flower Drum Song, just about rounding the box-office turn...
There were skeptics who questioned whether Lunik got to the moon at all. Since the only tangible evidence of a hit was the sudden stopping of its radio signals, the Russians might have set the signals to turn off automatically at a predetermined time while Lunik II soared on past the moon (as Lunik...
...Turn in Space. The Russians issued no explanation of how this was done. Easiest way is to turn the final-stage rocket in a desired direction by gyros or gas jets and then burn additional fuel to speed it up, slow it down or move it sideways. The necessary orders can be given by radio from the ground or by the rocket's own inertial guidance system. If the orders came from the ground, the problem was to get an accurate track of the rocket's course. The cloud of glowing sodium that the rocket released may have...
...turn of the century, Japan had acquired the trappings and some of the attitudes of the West. Baseball, beer, and business suits were popular in the upper classes, but attitudes toward women and money were traditional. Kan-ichi, a poorly-off University student, loves Miya, whose parents have arranged a marriage with wealthy Tomiyama. Miya is not submissive about giving up her lover, but her parents tell her that after marrying Tomiyama she will secretly be able to help Kan-ichi continue his schooling in Europe, acting as a "sister" to him. Her sacrifice, of course, is futile since...