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...respiration gasmeter, invented at the Max Planck Institute of Dortmund, Germany, weighs 81 Ibs., is about the size of a lunchbox, and includes a transparent face mask attached to the box by a flexible hose. It operates on the principle that physical work involves energy consumption that can be measured by the amount of oxygen the body consumes. Air expelled from the patient's lungs during a work period is collected through the face mask and stored in an orange balloon. Then the balloon is detached and its contents analyzed. Measurement of the amount of unused oxygen tells...
Last week, smiling and erect at 86, the incredibly durable Alte seemed livelier than ever as he rose to address the Christian Democratic party conference at Dortmund. His major concern clearly was the pack of daily rumors and counter-rumors about when he would retire. "I should like to speak a word about this very openly," declared Adenauer, admitting that he had written a letter just before last September's elections ruling himself out as a candidate in 1965. But, he added coyly, "I did not mention a date. I think it was right...
...Eight. The trend toward reconcentration of West German industry affects more than Krupp. Eight big firms-Krupp (with Bochumer Verein), Dortmund-Horder Hlittenunion, Phoenix-Rheinrohr, Mannesmann, Hoesch Werke, Klockner-Werke, August Thyssen-Hütte, Hüttenwerk Oberhausen-control 75% of West Germany's steel production, almost 40% of German coal...
...Rotterdam critic. Dutch Sculptor Leo Braat said, "This work is anything but a play of forms; it is an act of faith, a revelation.". In Basel, Switzerland, where the exhibition opened last month, critics greeted Lipchitz as "the greatest cubist among sculptors." Ahead for the show lie Munich, Dortmund, Brussels, Rome, Paris, London...
...firms that are building the new industry include Italy's Montecatini, Germany's Uhde of Dortmund (an I. G. Farben subsidiary), Texas' Tif Co Inter America Corp. But the money and the management come strictly from the Venezuelan government. La Petroquímica's boss is Alberto J. Caldera, Director of Economy in the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons. The venture puts the government, which already has investments in planes, ships, power and steel, deep into business. Caldera is outspokenly in favor of the trend: "We have the natural gas, we have the oil, we have...