Word: weatherly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...broad overview of rift-valley systems produced by faulting in the earth's crust. Other pictures, each encompassing hundreds of square miles, will be useful to oceanographers studying ocean depths, underwater formations and ice floes. By taking selective color shots, Gemini did far better than the Tiros weather satellites, which photograph indiscriminately and only in black and white...
Unlike regular TV, Videx does not require line-of-sight transmission, and it uses more compact equipment than ordinary TV. Banks are already employing the system to flash check signatures from branches to the main office for verification. The U.S. Weather Bureau sends weather maps and charts by Videx. The military has it too, but keeps the secrecy...
Shuman believes that "it's important for a fellow to keep his ability to communicate with farmers," makes a point each Saturday of going into town on errands and "talking to fellows who've come in, just like me. It restores me." If the weather and the season are right, he and George go fishing for bluegills on a lake on the farm, and on Saturday nights they sit in the comfortable Shuman parlor and watch Gunsmoke and Charlie's perennial favorite, Lawrence Welk...
Juju itself is not on trial. Even the most sophisticated Nigerians carry amulets to ward off evil spells. Juju shrines dot roadsides throughout the country, and in 1960, to ensure good weather for week-long independence ceremonies, the Oba of Lagos reportedly hired witch doctors to drive away rain. Even the government counsel testified to the efficacy of juju potions, assured Justice Alexander that, properly treated, the flesh was impenetrable to a sharp whack from a machete...
...will carry many more instruments than the much smaller Gemini. With its farsighted cameras, radar and infra-red sensors, its crew will be able to make more accurate maps of the continents and ocean currents than now exist, forecast weather and survey crop conditions. The orbiting Air Force technicians will also perform telescopic studies of the planets, and investigate the proton showers and other radiation from the sun. But the most significant work will be for defense. MOL can be used to reconnoiter targets, detect nuclear blasts and spot missile firings. Already the Navy has asked the Air Force...