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...Alaskans assumed that as the territory passed into statehood, Governor (by presidential appointment) Mike Stepovich, 39, would stay (by election) right where he is, in Juneau's 30-room executive mansion. The assumption had impelling logic. Mike would run in place -a distinct advantage-and, if elected, could exert sweeping appointive powers to seed the new state offices with Republicans. But the new game of politics in an unborn state is not that logical...
...determined not only on a policy of business as usual, but also one of reform. Accepted with almost universal joy, they confidently began planning the trials of nearly 100 "traitors" ("The government is grateful," said the Minister of Guidance with a perfectly straight face, "that the people did not exert justice themselves but awaited due process of law"). They boosted their popularity by slashing the price of bread and gasoline...
Getting off the ground, say the nuclear rocketmen, is only part of the space-flight problem. After the earth has been left behind, and the ship is moving essentially in gravity-free space, it will need an engine that can exert a small thrust for a long time. Several nuclear systems look good for this purpose. A small stream of propellant could be heated by an electric arc, shooting out of the nozzle at very great speed. Or the propellant could be ionized and shot away from the rocket by electrical repulsion. The thrust of this system would be extremely...
...further consequence of this thorough community co-operation is frequently the assumption of a powerful role by the Parent-Teacher Associations associated with the school system. Principals have been known to cower in fear of the ladies who exert influence through cake sales and bridge parties, and in schools with wealthy PTA's, a great many school functions, frequently including academic ones, become complacently dependent upon these women...
...would be nice, of course, if public schools were well enough staffed so that they could operate responsibly on their own with about as much parental interference as the Overseers exert at Harvard. But they are not, and, since parents are their sole support, they do have a right to take a strong interest in the way in which they are being run. The belief in equality of and for all held so strongly by so many in the United States, increases the interest of parents in schools: "I know as much about my child's needs...