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...Public Ignorance of Science. We have a society which is built on science and technology and which uses science in every one of the interstices of national life, and in which the public, the executive, the legislative and the judiciary have very little understanding of what science is about. That is a clear disaster signal. It has to be suicidal...
Unlike some of their suburban counterparts, urban malls are often welcomed by public officials. In some cities, the centers can be built on cheap, underused land and will revitalize moribund downtown areas. Such services as sewer and water are already in place, and federal money is available for development. Boston last week won a $19 million urban-development package to help build the $373 million Copley Place. This new city mall will include two hotels, apartments, office space, specialty shops and ethnic restaurants in addition to the predictable shoe stores and record outlets...
...Japanese tanker is no old salt's dream or a science fiction fantasy but a test vessel that was launched in August and is now undergoing sea trials. Other sailing cargo ships are also being designed or built in Great Britain, Belgium and California. The new move down to the seas in sailing ships has been stimulated by the high cost of oil. Although the Shin Aitoku Maru cost its backers, Shipbuilder Nippon Kokan (N.K.K.) and the Japan Marine Machinery Development Association, some 15% more to construct than a conventional tanker, it will use 50% less fuel than...
Most disturbing of all is the fact that the Prinsendam, built in 1973 at a cost of $27 million, conformed to the safety standards of the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea. The ship also met all Dutch standards, which are stricter than the international regulations on some matters. Just last May the Prinsendam passed a U.S. Coast Guard safety inspection...
...luxury liners that call at U.S. ports, few were built to standards as strict as those that governed the construction of the Prinsendam. The others were designed to meet earlier, less rigorous safety specifications and are registered in flag-of-convenience countries, such as Liberia and Panama, whose shipping regulations are not as stringent as those of The Netherlands and the U.S. Said a U.S. maritime official: "Their paint is fresh and they look nice, but a lot of them are floating firetraps...