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...When that fails and, for example, a grade school is integrated, then state funds are cut off from all grade schools in that district. If a high school is involved, the cutoff applies to all high schools in the district. At the same time, state tuition grants will be given to white children for private schools...
...dirtiest," tests in human history-one whose scientific results could not possibly be compiled in less than a year. Khrushchev's blast had little apparent effect; the U.S., in fact, went ahead with its plans for ten small atomic shots in the Nevada desert before the Oct. 31 cutoff date...
...East production and less than 5% of the world's total; the U.S. pumps more than nine times that much. Iraq provides only between 9% and 10% of Great Britain's total oil requirements, though it does ship about 34% of France's current supply. Any cutoff of its oil could easily be made up by cracking the taps a fraction wider in other Mideast fields, such as those in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia...
...temporary cut is that, though reinstatement of any cut might be necessary to fight inflation, no politicos would boost taxes with a presidential election coming up unless it were agreed on in advance. On the other hand, many economists and businessmen favor a tax reduction without any cutoff date, believe that a cut advertised as temporary beforehand might defeat its own purpose. Taxpayers might be reluctant to spend on the basis of a temporary cut, instead save their tax bonus...
...pressure inside the rocket falls abruptly. The fuel stops burning, and the thrust drops to zero. If this kind of cutoff is not accurate enough, small vernier rockets can be used to give the proper amount of extra push. Or retrorockets thrusting in reverse can shave a few feet per second off the rocket's speed...