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...recently suggested that "an appreciable proportion" of Europe's power needs could be met by better integration of hydroelectric and other conventional power sources. Europe today abounds in such schemes, including one for an interchange of electricity between Britain and France by submarine cable (Britain's peak load occurs at 8 a.m., France's at noon). Even if all these schemes were exploited to the fullest, warned the three experts, the six European nations would have to double their fuel imports within ten years, treble them within...
...much as their requirements for getting it. In no field need specific achievement be demonstrated afterward, and, as Hanson says, "the departments should be free to grant it whenever they feel working at a three-course rate would be more advantageous to the student than working under the normal load...
...other states that want federal aid, the picture is not nearly so black. Arkansas' 423 districts have been spending a total of $6,000,000 a year on construction, but they will have to up the ante to $78 million to take care of 1960's student load. On the other hand, overcrowding and the necessity for double shifts are not yet serious problems, and the various districts have still not used up their bonding capacity...
Present plans for earth satellites call only for a 20-inch sphere bearing a small load of instruments. The panel, however, will consider the possibility of a manned observatory, which would have the advantage of viewing planets and stars unobstructed by the earth's atmosphere...
...more U.S. capital that goes abroad, the better are chances for easing the U.S. foreign-aid load. For U.S. business itself, expansion abroad is simply business foresight. Says William Blackie, executive vice president of Caterpillar Tractor Co. "The whole world is starting to consume at an accelerated clip. Americans have to face the possibility of being shut out of foreign markets unless they build plants overseas...