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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Perforated Walls. The revolutionary rifle is the brainchild of Belgian Chemical Engineer Jules van Langenhoven, a gun fancier who began to experiment with new propellants in 1951 in an effort to reduce the weight of cartridges. By 1961, Van Langenhoven had produced a derivative of nitrocellulose that could be ignited by a jet of hot air and that actually eliminated the need for a cartridge. Daisy President Cass Hough got wind of Van Langenhoven's experiments and flew over to Paris for a demonstration in an instrumented firing range near the Champs Elysées. Using a modified...
Tightlipped as usual, the Russians would say only that Venus 4 weighs 2,438 lbs. and will attempt to collect data on "super long-distance measurements," as well as to investigate surface conditions and other characteristics of cloud-covered Venus. Impressed by the weight of the Soviet craft-the heaviest ever sent to Venus-envious U.S. space experts speculated that it could be carrying a TV camera and a capsule capable of being ejected into the Venusian atmosphere and lowered to the surface-perhaps by parachute -in a soft-landing attempt...
...most of the men in the pilot study lived on diets that either were low in fat, or substituted polyunsaturated fats for saturated fats wherever possible. Most started out overweight and with high blood-cholesterol levels. By adhering to the diets, despite the inconveniences and deprivations involved, most lost weight and reduced their cholesterol levels. Many also cut down on their smoking or quit altogether. Only half as many suffered heart attacks as among nondieting men of the same...
Much of Nicolson's charm lies in his candid humanity. He admits to finding exhilaration in the bombing of London; it is some slight compensation for the "dead weight on my life never to have known the dangers of the last war and never to have discovered whether I am a hero or a coward." When it appears that his wife will have to evacuate their Kentish country house, he advises her to load their Buick with two things: her jewels and his diaries. The Battle of Britain inspires unashamed pride: "I have always loved England...
Harvard had split its varsity light-weight crew in two for the races. The winning Harvard straight foursome (without cox) consisted of Topher Cutler, Bill Braun, Ken Moler, and Monk Terry...