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...space -NASA this month declared that "astronomers are contemplating the possibility that the universe may be several times larger than previously believed." And how large is that? Some 40 billion lightyears* in diameter, concluded newsmen after talking to NASA. Breathlessly they reported that the most distant galaxies might be twice and even four times as far away as anyone had expected...
...this school year; although it is now nearly half over, they still cannot make plans. The financial crisis is not a mere matter of congressional sloth. The complexity of governmental financing is outrunning the ability of Congress to handle it, and the cumbersome procedure of tackling each funding twice-first to authorize the use of money for specific purposes, then to appropriate actual amounts-is straining the legislative machinery. Cries for procedural reform are rising again. With so many problems plaguing Congress-as well as the nation-the need for more efficiency on the Hill is fast becoming critical...
...three-month periods of no real growth in the total economy, a condition that is almost sure to bring about a substantial jump in unemployment. At present, the nation might find such an experience particularly troublesome. A recession could aggravate social unrest. The jobless rates among blacks normally run twice as high as those common whites; among blacks under 25 years old, they often reach five times the overall rate...
...rise. Too late, says Friedman, the board reversed itself too emphatically, and caused the "credit crunch" of August 1966. In 1968, the board, fearful that the tax surcharge would overburden the private economy, increased the money supply at an average annual rate of 10%?almost twice the rate that the economy could absorb without inflation. Then, a year ago, the board switched to its restrictive money policies. Six to nine months after these gyrations occur?and sometimes much later?they significantly affect the performance of the whole U.S. economy...
...Twice runner-up in the University Club of New York Invitational Intercollegiate Squash Tournament, Larry Terrell may fail to win the title this year because he won't be there...