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Defenders of the draft and of Universal Military Training argue that college youth have an unrealistic conception of manpower needs. The college student thinks that the army, like society, is capable of placing him in a highly specialized role (run a computer, teach a course in electronics, etc.) and if...
The conflict appears when military needs force the intelligent man into a job he does not care for. But this intelligence is needed even in non-specialized areas and the army cannot be finicky. Universal Military Training advocates are likely to accuse college students of self-interest and "softness," arguing...
Steady Platform. In the blockhouse, Debus listened as the clipped argot of the missilemen's countdown came over the loudspeaker: "Telemetry-on. Radar beacon-on. DOVAP*-on." Hundreds of men both in and out of the blockhouse were doing thousands of things. The rocket itself had come awake. In...
SPN, GO RGT, TL LFT, CIRCLE/CTR AT, + 2, + 3, RADIUS, + 5." Meaning: "Turn on coolant, turn on spindle, go right with tool on left side along circle whose center is at x= +2,y = +3, with a radius of+5." This language is translated by a large computer that has...
50,000 a Day. To take advantage of such computer-like efficiency requires a high degree of automation and integration by the broiler men who buy the breeding stock. In Gainesville, Ga., Jesse Jewell, Inc. operates what it believes is the largest integrated chicken business in the world (TIME, Jan...