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After only a year or so of operation, enough plutonium (about 35 Ibs.) could be generated in a small reactor to build two or three bombs of the type dropped on Nagasaki. The plutonium would be formed into a hollow sphere containing a small neutron source that might be made of radium and beryllium. The plutonium itself would be wrapped in a beryllium or uranium reflector, which helps contain neutrons and prolong the chain reaction. This shield would in turn be covered by a layer of TNT charges, the most critical aspect of the design. The charges would have...
...passion in the writing of The Gulag Archipelago was an unconquerable rage. No outsider in the West can hazard a judgment as to why the experience of the Gulag should have softened the heart of one prisoner while it hardened the purpose of another. Unquestionably, both pieces of testimony contain their own profound truth. -By Patricia Blake...
South Carolina's prison system, designed to hold 4,800 prisoners, is now trying to contain 8,200. In Texas 2,650 of the state's 32,000 inmates last week were sleeping on floors rather than in beds. There are plans to construct new cellblocks; meanwhile, tents are being set up to house 1,320 prisoners. Claims Texas Governor Bill Clements: "If tents are good enough for the Army, Marines and National Guard, they are good enough for the inmates." At Joliet Correctional Center in Illinois, 1,205 prisoners compete for space in a prison built...
Another continuing problem that may flare up is the Cambridge option plan, a low-interest mortgage subsidy provided to faculty who agree to live in the city. The mortgages contain a clause allowing Harvard to purchase the homes should owners sell them, and some city councilors have pointed out in recent weeks that, even with an expansion ordinance in place, the homes will give the University a foothold in many Cambridge neighborhoods...
...Harvard might have gained financially had it invested in the firm, the University suffered a tangible loss when a six-alarm fire, set by an arsonist, destroyed the press box in Harvard Stadium in late April, causing an estimated $75,000 in danage. Firefighters fought for 20 minutes to contain the blaze, which was whipped along by winds gusting at times to 45 miles an hour. Police arrested an 18-year-old Boston man, who admitted setting the blaze, three weeks after the fire. Despite the damage, officials say the press box can be rebuilt by September 26, when Harvard...