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...report, said they, had raised, as indeed it had, the explosive question of preferential treatment, "a solution far afield from the American dream...
...major role in the invention of the junction transistor, shared a 1956 Nobel Prize for his efforts, and made a substantial impact on technology and society. Now on the faculty of Stanford University, he is creating yet another stir by advocating a similar approach in a science far afield from his own. In speeches and interviews during the past three years, Shockley has charged that the scientific community has been ignoring or blocking research into possible differences in the genetic makeup of races. He has been accused, in turn, of fostering racial prejudice...
...Moon. What is enticing the tourists farther afield is not the search for better weather. All the islands of the southernmost state- enjoy a year-round balmy climate (average mean temperature: 75°). And, because of the prevailing northeast trade winds, the southwestern coasts of all of its islands (and not just Oahu) are nearly rain-free all year round...
...snooping has become part of folklore. Half-fascinated and half-irritated, Americans know that today the walls not only have ears but sometimes eyes, any telephone can be linked to a tape recorder, pictures can be taken in the dark of the darkest bedrooms. Such practices now range far afield from criminal matters into divorce cases, income tax disputes, industrial espionage. One female operative working in San Francisco for the Internal Revenue Service wore a tiny transmitter concealed in her brassiere. She would encourage her prey to put his head on her bosom, thereby assuring perfect reception. Thus does Government...
Robinson also publishes identify Magazine which started in 1958 and will soon print its twenty-third issue. While Identity Magazine usually publishes works by Harvard students. Identify Press will search further afield for its authors. The magazine differs from most other Harvard publications because each issue is devoted almost entirely to one artist, and presents a substantial body of his work...