Word: ward
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...West Germany, had observed a bright glow on the lunar surface?the same sort of eerie luminescence that has intrigued moon watchers for centuries. The report was passed on to Houston and thence to the astronauts. Almost immediately, Armstrong reported back, "Hey, Houston, I'm looking north up to ward Aristarchus now, and there's an area that is considerably more illuminated than the surrounding area. It seems to have a slight amount of fluorescence." Aldrin confirmed his observation. Many scientists believe the glows are caused by lunar eruptions, complete with fire fountains and lava flows...
...ward off the sun, which can skyrocket the temperature up to 240° F., the camera is equipped with a highly polished bottom and a top cover treated with heat-resistant paint. It operates on only 6.5 watts of power-less than that used by a household night light. Though it cost about $400,000, the camera is as disposable as an aluminum beer can. Sad to say, this tough little minibrute was destined to be left behind on the surface of the moon...
...Phillips Brooks House, Harvard's social service organization, is continuing work this summer on a number of programs, including the Mental Hospitals project. In these articles, to volunteers tell what it's like to live only briefly in a mental hospital ward...
...hospital, they are not impressed with what it is doing. They see dingy building a lot like Radcliffe dormitories from the outside, with halls that so obviously need a new coat of paint, and barren rooms furnished only with the poorest assortment of tables and chairs. The wards they work on house the chronic patients, who have been in the hospital much too long; often they work in a ward where the ratio of attendants to patients is as low as one to twenty, where attendants just don't have time to talk to patients at any great length...
This year, the hospital gave the "Harvard volunteers" a building, and let us set up our own ward. As it is nearing its end, a good many of its patients will not be returning to their old wards. There is the woman who just began to confide in others about "her problem," but clings to the idea that she is "not ready for rehabilitation." And then there is the man who couldn't hear (he threw away his hearing aid). No one thought we could do much for him. but after many ping pong matches he began to hear questions...