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...earth's surface, the Soviet Union would hardly be expected to worry much about traffic jams. Yet Russia has a growing problem, for almost all the cars and trucks are concentrated in the larger cities or on the few major roads between them. Especially congested at peak hours are some of the main streets of Moscow, where dump trucks and haulers vie at a snail's pace with taxis to get from one distant suburb to another. Last week a brand-new 68-mile superhighway was opened in the hope of speeding things up. The road, which forms...
...Then. This year Fortie is at peak form-even if his team is not. Against George Washington, he picked up 272 yds. rushing; Brigham Young lost. 13-12. Against Arizona, he ran and passed for 343 yds., and B.Y.U. lost that one too, 27-21. But fortnight ago, when cellar-dwelling Brigham Young took on league-leading New Mexico, Fortie got some unexpected help from the usually leaky B.Y.U. defense. He scored one touch down, passed for two more, and outgained the entire New Mexico team 232 yds. to 107 yds. in an upset 27-0 victory...
...largest solar scope six years ago, a massive investigation had to be made merely to find where to place the monster. Astronomers roamed the U.S.; rockets were fired aloft to check on atmospheric conditions; scores of aerial maps were made before the NSF settled on 6,875-ft. Kitt Peak in Arizona. The peak's flat top, high in the clear air, is well above hot desert breezes, but not so high that ice will become a problem. And above it the atmosphere is relatively free of dust and clouds...
...build a giant telescope with a focal length of 300 ft.? Any such mammoth construction high on an exposed peak would surely be swayed by winds, would tremble with the earth's least vibration. The cumbersome structure could hardly serve for delicate solar observations. The astronomers solved that problem by digging down, not building...
Even with Kessler gone, Harvard will be in its best physical shape since the beginning of the season. That news is especially welcome because reports from Tigertown indicate Princeton has also recovered from early season injuries and is at its physical peak...