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Since most astronomers agree that the earth and the moon became partners when the solar system was formed, the age of the earth-moon combination is also the age of the solar system. Because of the drag of the tides, the moon is slowly moving away from the earth. The best estimate, says Ter Haar, is that it took the moon two to four billion years to reach its present distance. This gives the age of the earth-moon partnership, and therefore the age of the solar system: two to four billion years...
...nautical miles; its service ceiling: 50,000 ft. Besides fighting other fighters, it. can serve as a fighter-bomber. Structurally, the F-100 makes liberal use of titanium. It has an elaborate air-conditioning system to protect the pilot from the heat generated by high speed, and a drag-chute keeps it from running off small or slippery fields...
...sincere spreader for the "little man everywhere" and yet was capable of calculating ruthlessness; one who drew people to him by his personal dynamism and then twisted and used them for his own purposes. Cagney's leonine, forceful acting paints a convincing picture of the figure who could drag a dying man onto the witness chair to further his own political ambitions...
...good case can be made for the other side," he added. "But Warren cannot participate before confirmation without numerous pressures and the Constitution was designed to protect against such pressures. For instance, even if the Senate convenes before a decision is made on the segregation case, some senators might drag on hearings until they see how Warren did do, the public would believe that political pressures influenced his decisions. This is especially unfortunate since the Court needs its prestige with these important cases," he concluded...
...Korea, he stressed two points: 1) the Communists can no longer count on their "privileged sanctuary" beyond the Yalu, if they attack Korea again; 2) knowing that the Communists like to use negotiation as "a cover for achieving ulterior purposes," the U.S. will not let the Korean peace talks drag on indefinitely...