Word: currents
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...Unknown Animal. By current Congolese standards one of the bright spots in the nation's health picture is Beni -a village at the northeast tip of remote Kivu province. Beni's modern. Belgian-built hospital is staffed by two physicians on loan from the Irish Red Cross; a new X-ray machine and cases of operating-room equipment are stacked against its walls, and the dispensary is equipped with large stocks of antimalaria drugs. But the U.N.'s Irish doctors found the Belgians had made no attempt to control the spread of malaria by clearing swamps...
...their extra energy, which they emit in the form of photons (units) of radio microwaves about 21 cm. (8.3 in.) long. The newborn photons hit other hydrogen atoms and make them emit photons too. Then a pulse of microwaves bursts from the bulb and is gathered as high-frequency current by apparatus outside...
This radiation, and the current that it generates, is extraordinarily "stable." That is, its frequency (of approximately 1,420,405,000 cycles per second) is expected to vary less than that of any other kind of radiation. Like all regular wave motion, it can be used to keep time. The Harvard physicists hope their hydrogen clock will measure small intervals of time with 100,000 times the accuracy that is presently possible...
...indifference, not of protest. If anyone can honestly say that he sees no difference between the candidates and that to him it makes no difference who wins, then and only then should he not vote (a case could be made for such a course of action in the current Massachusetts gubernatorial race). The problem of "reason in politics" is as old as democracy itself; it cannot be solved by boycotting Presidential elections until a "reasonable," intellectually consistent candidate appears: the wait will be a long one, and the candidate--unless he has other qualities besides sweet reasonableness--may very well...
...critics of the status quo have explained, primary and secondary education will only be substantially improved by some kind of Federal standards. Certainly, most school districts are in debt to their necks. Aiding them in construction will only free bond issues and do nothing to case pressures on the current operating funds from which teachers are paid. But equally certain, if aid is given for teachers' salaries, Congress will follow its eternal habit and add provisos explaining what intellectual allegiances are permissible for teachers, students, and subject matter...