Word: upper
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...week's end another Atlas shoot was in the works. With a stiff upper lip one Air Force colonel on Cape Canaveral explained: "This is research and development-and that always means more missiles go wrong than right...
...Institute of Research. New recruits tossed into melting-pot basic training centers are especially subject to infections caused by adenoviruses* (one man in ten has to be hospitalized). A new vaccine developed at Walter Reed and tested at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. cut down the attack rate of all upper-respiratory infections by 57%, and of those specifically attributed to adenoviruses...
Everything about the gondola had been carefully designed to cushion the harsh conditions on the edge of space. The upper atmosphere is bitter cold, but the air is so thin that it has little chilling effect. The controlling influence is sunlight, much stronger than on the surface. To ward it away, the gondola was insulated with four layers of honeycomb paper and plastic, and an air-conditioning system was capable of keeping the inside temperature down to a comfortable...
There are dozens of other perfectly legal ways to save money by giving it away. One of the fastest growing is the short-term or temporary trust for both charitable and personal use. Theoretically, upper-bracket taxpayers can use it to cut their taxes from 87% to as little as 20%; it also works effectively for people with incomes as small as $10,000 annually. The wise taxpayer merely turns over part of his investments with their income to his child for his education or to an aged relative, for support for a minimum of ten years...
...training and by belief, the Professor thinks in terms of scholarship. His rise to tenure was part of a highly competitive system entitled "publish or perish." And even with tenure, the pressure to publish is increased as more is expected of him. While upper level courses, particularly those in the Graduate Schools might stimuate the professor or even help him, there are few professors who feel that College level lecturing is an important aid to their scholarship...