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...pound vehicle, which is now circling the earth every 114 minutes, is "continually sending back various kinds of data" and also broadcasts the Peking Opera recording of "The East Is Red." according to Hsinhua, the Chinese government's news agency...

Author: By M. D. L., | Title: First Chinese Satellite Gathers Information Plays Maoist June | 4/27/1970 | See Source »

...wages. Ford recently granted its workers an immediate 18% wage raise; Kodak granted 15% and merchant seamen have been offered 20%. Such increases, if not accompanied by commensurate gains in productivity, will soon dull the competitive edge that Britain achieved over other exporting nations when it devalued the pound...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain: No Longer the Sick Man | 4/27/1970 | See Source »

Harvard assistant wrestling coach Bob Fehrs defeated Bob Guzzo of Canton, N. Y., last week in Allentown, Pa., to become the first National Wrestling Confederation 135-pound champion. The win was worth a cool...

Author: By R. W. D., | Title: Wrestling Coach Wins NWC 135-Pound Title | 4/25/1970 | See Source »

McCollom has nothing but praise for the unit that has been scoring in double figures in every game. He described 6'3", 200-pound attackman John Hagerty as "amazing," Hagerty is averaging about five goals a game, and against Governor Dummer he scored nine. According to McCollom, the other two attackmen. Steve Milliken and Fred Adair, are "equally competent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Lacrosse Team Takes Opening Five Contests With Ease | 4/23/1970 | See Source »

Meanwhile, the Louisiana debacle has apparently taught Hickel that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of indemnity. Hickel issued a stern warning to Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik, a German company that plans to build a petrochemical complex on an unpolluted saltwater estuary near the lush island resort of Hilton Head, S.C. In a letter to Hans Lautenschlager, president of B.A.S.F.'s American af filiate, Hickel made it clear that he would not tolerate any pollution. "This department," he wrote, "will strenuously oppose any action which would result in the degradation of the water quality in that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Hickel v. Oil Polluters | 4/13/1970 | See Source »

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