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...found a better way to dispose of or to store body wastes.- Equally important was the indication that Russia had licked the problem of space sickness. Gherman Titov's bout of nausea during his ly-orbit flight had raised serious doubts about man's physical ability to withstand the effects of prolonged weightlessness. But last year Soviet scientists toughened the cosmonauts' training program to help them combat space sickness. New whirling and loop-the-loop exercises were prescribed; after rigorous physical exertion, a cosmonaut was required to stand on his head for long periods. The change...
Some manufacturers are already talking of a harness for adults too-an arrangement of shoulder straps similar to those worn by aircraft pilots. Even with only a safety belt, the human body can briefly withstand a force equivalent to 60 times that of gravity...
...this as a direct accomplishment of the world Communist conspiracy, and my faith in my country's ability to withstand the pressures has had another shattering blow. I hope the matter 'is not irreversible...
...obliged to turn around and get rid of the G.M. shares itself. Even in a normal market, such an unloading could affect the prices of both G.M. and Du Pont shares. Most market analysts agree that G.M., which expects a near-record sales year, should be able to withstand the shock. Even Du Pont, though its dividends will drop with the loss of its income from the G.M. shares, should bounce back. Said one specialist: "At present prices, Du Pont would still be selling at about 20 times earnings, and this is in line with other chemical stocks...
...last week, most economists reckoned that public confidence was tough enough to withstand some more buffeting from the market; record levels of personal income, they felt, suggested that most consumers need not rely upon securities for ready cash. As for the possibility that the market plunge might be a harbinger of recession, if not the cause of one, the majority of economists echoed the line taken by President Kennedy last week: the economy is still basically sound, and Wall Street is simply out of step with it. "It's hard to accept the view that investors in the market...