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...September day in 1840 the proud, independent-minded people of Maine woke up to find that they had changed their political complexion overnight. The Whig candidate for governor, Edward Kent, and his party's candidates for Congress had upset the Democrats. Out of the victory came a new Whig battle cry for the national elections that were to follow two months later...
...hours, so father could ride to his English class. When Professor Eliot stormed into the gallery five hours later, his son was staring at an early Picasso "with the gaze small boys usually reserve for double banana splits. A fatherly swat brought Alex to, but it also woke him. he recalls, to the sudden awareness that for him a painting might be more important than a bicycle...
Thirty minutes later, when his monitors woke him by radio, it was dawn. Methodically, Dr. Simons recorded the colors in his notebook (the sun flashed green) and took a urine specimen. By mid-morning the sun had warmed the inside wall of the gondola to 120° F. But the air of the capsule was cooled to 60°-65° by a compact air conditioner...
...program was already printed. The request was refused. All Coach Faz could do was arrange a special schedule of his own: he woke his kids (all twelve or under) at 7:30, had them ready for a nap by 11 o'clock and up again in time for the game. Properly refreshed, they beat Bridgeport in the semifinal...
Last week, as other stocks drowsed, Wall Street woke up to the wonders-and possibilities-of magnetic tape. The stock of ORRadio Industries Inc. jumped live points in a day to 23. Reason: ORRadio, one of the four major makers of magnetic tape (others: Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co., Audio Devices Inc., Reeves Soundcraft Corp.), is the fastest growing company in the new field. Its sales, which rose 62% to $1,600,000 last year, are expected to hit $2,500,000 this year and quadruple next year. This week in Opelika, Ala., ORRadio rushed to completion part...