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...such official ever before had to adjust U.S. diplomacy so quickly, to give it a world-wide scope and make it effective against a shrewd and strong enemy, and to do it in the context of present-day technology. His response to that challenge is what makes Acheson a great Secretary...
Darwin admits that present-day food production can be stepped up. He says, for instance, that a way of turning wood into human food would be a great forward step. The Germans used this very simple process on a large scale during World War II, and "wood molasses" for cattle feed has been produced in small quantities...
...present-day night-shift helper is Lewis Erlanson. A jack-of-all-trades, the popular Louie works for the Crime from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. and also is a part-time florist and Stadium program vendor...
...little man has presented keys and towels to innumerable Crimson squash greats, from Coach Barnaby on down to present-day champion Charlie Ufford...
...most pessimistic men at White Sands are those who try to get instruments back to earth undamaged from the comparatively modest heights (100 miles or so) reached by present-day rockets. All they have managed to recover are a few extra-tough items, such as rolls of film in thick-walled steel cylinders. Parachutes, even if made of steel, do not open until the rocket is falling so fast that the first brush of air resistance burns them up. The highest-flying rocket so far (the two-stage "Bumper WAC Corporal," which rose 250 miles) came back to earth with...