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Announcing his trip yesterday, Elder also outlined a three-point plan to help meet the increasing need for college teachers by getting students into and out of the GSAS as fast as possible...

Author: By Stephen R. Barnett, | Title: Elder Will Scour West For G.S.A.S. Applicants | 10/28/1955 | See Source »

...Army has rejected the two major proposals in Harvard's three-point ROTC plan--a plan which would have radically revised the program here and possibly throughout the country. The third point, however, dealing with integration of liberal arts into the military curriculum was accepted, and changes have already been made in the College's ROTC course of study...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Army Rejects Major Points Of ROTC Plan | 9/27/1955 | See Source »

...moon's gravitational pull to take effect, the spaceship must first exactly match the moon's 2,278-m.p.h. speed, then slow down for a hazardous, involuntary landing. Too many space enthusiasts, says Porter, assume that the descent on the moon would be "a simple . . . perfect three-point landing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Navigation in Space | 8/1/1955 | See Source »

After five scoreless minutes, both teams went into action, and with one minute left to play Kirkland had gained a three-point lead which even a last-minute Dunster offensive could not break down...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kirkland Five Wins Title, Defeating Funsters, 46-43 | 3/2/1955 | See Source »

...caught a frigate bird and fastened to his wing a note enclosing 20 francs for a friend on nearby Katiu. True to his proud tradition, the frigate took off, but in the wrong direction. Days later, just as the natives were coming out of church, he swooped into a three-point landing on New Zealand's Rakahanga island, a full 1,000 miles away. A government clerk spotted the note clipped to the wing, and relieved the errant frigate of his burden. It took a telegram, many more days, a set of stamps, two airplane trips, a boat trip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH PACIFIC: Special Delivery | 12/13/1954 | See Source »

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