Word: certainly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Guard New Orleans regulars, won 207,000 votes with a serious, nonsinging campaign. With the 340,000 total votes of the nine also-rans providing the prize, "Chep" Morrison and Jimmie Davis will doubtless battle right down to the January runoff primary (the Democratic nomination means almost certain victory in the April general election...
Water for Life. The data the scientists brought back to Dr. Strong proved worth the trouble. Inscribed on a thin strip of wax paper were spectroscopic readings of the light from Venus. They showed that when the sun's light passes through Venus' atmosphere, certain infra-red lines are partially absorbed, providing dramatic evidence that Venus' cloudy atmosphere contains water vapor...
...would it cost him to live? Brown University researchers fed the problem to an IBM 650 electronic computer, last week reported the answer: 21? a day. Caring nothing for variety or any other of life's spices, the computer solemnly accepted the facts that a man must have certain minimum quantities of protein, calcium, iron, phosphorus and five vitamins. Then its nerve cells went to work, concluded that only four foods are needed to sustain life: lard, beef liver, orange juice and soybean meal...
...Mikado, although it lacks the moments of brilliance of some of the other collaborations, is nevertheless a pleasant piece with probably more famous songs than any except Pinafore. The traditional production always gets a certain number of standard extra-curricular laughs out of the action accompanying the more ludicrous songs. But this performance is an unmitigated howl from beginning to end, thanks mainly to the imaginative direction of Julius Novick and two devastating performances by David Stone and Steve Garlick...
Other, less important, complications would also arise in the conflicting interests between an amateur college football team and a recently organized professional team. The tax-free status of the University property may be questioned, if not eliminated. Students may be deprived of using the whole Soldiers Field plant on certain days. The pros may need practice space on the already crowded property. Involved procedure might be required to permit the sale of alcoholic beverages, as much a part of pro football as two-way radios...