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...sistance, lowering a goldplated, square "jewel box" to the surface. From six radioactive sources in the box, alpha particles bombarded a small area (4 sq. in.) of the lunar surface. Inside the box, delicate sensors recorded the number and velocities of alpha particles rebounding from the surface material and relayed them to earth via Surveyor's radio. By analyzing the pattern of the rebound particles, scientists hope to be able definitely to identify compounds and elements in the lunar soil. "If the experiment succeeds, it will mark the first time," said Hughes Aircraft Surveyor Program Manager Robert Roderick, "that...
...even the government agreed that the move was only a nibble at Britain's knotty economic problem: how to resume its growth without inflation, and without attracting a flood of pound-imperiling imports. Harold Wilson is clearly confident that his economy is ready to rebound, but that is a lonely view in London...
...unemployment, and with the nation's factories running at 84.7% of capacity, the lowest figure in three years. "The recovery is not going to be as prompt and vigorous as we thought," says a senior Federal Reserve Board economist. To the White House Council of Economic Advisers, the rebound looks "very satisfying-right on track." Taking a middling view, Treasury Under Secretary Joseph Barr said: "The economy is following our blueprint, but it is about two months behind where we thought it would...
...auto sales, which gained in May over a year ago, had another advance last month to a point 4.2% above their June 1966 mark. The welcome rebound left the industry only 9.2% behind its record 1966 sales pace during the first half of this year, even with the disastrous first quarter, when new-car purchases slumped more than 20%. The acceleration caught Detroit by surprise, with production schedules throttled down. The resulting drain on stocks in the hands of dealers here and there created shortages of such popular models as Chevrolet Camaros, Mercury Cougars and Plymouth Furys...
...significant improvement since the first of the year." The more cautious-or pessimistic-analysts feel that these forces may do no more than offset such drags on the economy as declining plant-and-equipment spending and inventory liquidation. They figure that the economy has lost too much momentum to rebound strongly any time soon. Many other economists consider that the consumers' renewed appetite could turn things around quite quickly. So far this year, consumers have been paying off old bills and pouring their spare cash into savings at a record rate. One evidence: last week's Federal Reserve...