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...Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands, the chemical industry tops the pay ladder; in France, engineering and electrical goods; in Germany, paper, printing and publishing; in Britain, transport and communications. The management work week ranges from 371 hours in Britain to 40 hours in Germany and 45 hours in France. Though the Britons generally get the highest benefits for the least work, their escalator runs slower: since 1959, their net salaries have increased only 19% v. 49% for the Germans...
...molecules are made up of two very long strands connected to each other by hundreds of thousands of short submolecules, which are set in place like the rungs of a ladder. The rungs differ chemically, and the order in which they are arranged constitutes the genetic code that controls heredity. When DNA is heated in just the right way, the rungs break and the long strands separate. Though the strands are eager to recombine, they cannot do so unless their broken rungs are matched in perfect order...
...varsity tennis team will be getting two fine tennis players in Dick Appleby (1) and Brian Davis (2). Another sleeper may be Nick Hoogs, who, although he slid up and down the team ladder, from two to five, managed to finish undefeated. The Records Track 6-0 Tennis 8-1 Lacrosse 7-3 Heavyweight Crew 3-1 Lightweight Crew 1-3 Golf...
...Crimson swept three of the four bottom-of-the-ladder singles matches and both doubles. Terry Robinson, captain Sandy Walker, and Tom James turned in three-set wins, before John Vinton lost to Don MacAusland, 7-5, 6-4, in the tenth match...
...pipe made a number of turns so that we could not be sure of our route, but it seemed that we passed under Elsie's and somewhere near the I.A.B. before turning east. Eventually, the pipe came to an abrupt end, and by climbing down a long metal ladder we entered the Tunnel at a point below Lowell House tower. Because it carries less steam, this pipe is much cooler than the main Tunnel; at Lowell House we got back into the 100-degree climate we had experienced earlier beneath the Yard...