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...missile (counting costs of installation and ground equipment), the Minuteman costs less than half as much as the Navy's Polaris, a solid-fueled, second-generation missile that can be fired by a submarine from beneath the sea's surface. Originally, the Air Force planned to load Minutemen on specially built railroad cars and send the missiles around the U.S. so that no enemy could zero in on them. But it turned out that the rail-riding Minuteman would increase costs by 60%; and last fortnight, after spending $108 million on the project, the Defense Department canceled...
Curtis' president put a hopeful face on the picture. By "reductions in load, more effective use of equipment," MacNeal said, the company has "reduced expense ratios for 1962." He added that a few good years could go far toward offsetting the poor one by permitting a write-off of nearly $5,000,000 of the current deficit in tax credits...
Most promising among the batch of rookies that are carrying the load for BU this year is Adam Florezak a 6-3 forward. Florczak is strong on the boards, but like any sophomore lacks experience...
Another reason for the diminishing band is the steadily increasing study load at the College. Nearly all undergraduate organizations, have felt the academic squeeze, which has become a permanent fact of Harvard life. With academic responsibilities growing, more and more students have decided that they can't devote precious time to activities, and particularly to ones which make such a point in having...
...With an eye on the success of the automatic laundry, appliance makers have produced a dry-cleaning machine that operates on the same coin-in-the-slot, done-while-you-wait system as the automatic washer. The new machines can take an 8-lb. to 10-lb. load (for example: two skirts, three sweaters, a wool dress, a child's snowsuit, a woman's jacket and a man's jacket), dry-clean the works for $1.50 to $2. Average price for the same job at a standard dry cleaner's: $8.35. Twenty-three U.S. appliance makers...