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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Flights, piloted by club members and carrying a maximum of three passengers each, will be made upon request to any point in this part of the country...
...Manhattan Project, and finally as diplomat, it is perhaps surprising that his recommendations should be more practical than those of a professional man of affairs such as Admiral Rickover. Unfortunately, the builder of the atomic submarine seems to have thought more about the demands which reality places upon America than about the equipment with which we must meet this crisis. He sees very clearly that we are at the brink of disaster, that the Sputnik was not merely a fluke, and that unless a revolution takes place, our economic and technical advantage over the Soviets will soon be a matter...
...what the report would really like to do is to create an interest in science, or at least a respect for the work of the scientist. One of the main problems facing science in America is that the well educated non-scientists, on the one hand, tend to look upon science as an inferior intellectual pursuit, one that neglects the really important things in life, while the less highly educated view the scientist as either a fabulous magician-type or a man bent on destroying the American way of life...
Speaking for the Yugoslavians, the ambassador said that if there is a peaceful coexistence, "we hope to be the first to benefit." But Vidic called upon the larger nations to effect a peace. "The small countries like Yugoslavia cannot do as much, but the powers, with confidence and optimism, can work together...
...Crimson will be without Gary Pildner in the backstroke and, depending upon the course of the meet, Captain John Hammond will probably not swim in the butterfly, despite Springfield's strength in this event...