What Happened To U S Science Funds
An editor’s note by Rep Craig Hosmer analyzes rising federal science funding from the Eisenhower era through Johnson, noting rapid annual growth under Eisenhower and Kennedy and the continued climb under Johnson amid debate over government R D spending and policy. He argues for examining problem areas and proposing alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Hosmer
World Book Science Service
Treasury
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Pentagon
NASA
Post Office
Congress
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Donald Hornig
Vietnam
Atomic Energy Commission
National Laboratory
AEC
Housing and Urban Development
Department of Transportation
National Bureau of Standards
National Science Foundation
Executive Branch
Budget Bureau
House Rules Bypass Sought by Bipartisan Insurgents
A small bipartisan group in Congress seeks to bypass the Rules Committee to move campaign spending reform and congressional reorganization bills to the floor. The effort, led by Rep. Thomas M. Rees and Rep. Donald Rumsfeld, uses rare procedures and discharge petitions to force action despite Rules Committee resistance.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Rules Committee
Full House
Donald Rumsfeld
R Ill
Thomas M. Rees
D Calif
Senate
House Adminstration Committee
Jigme
GOP
Thomas B. Curtis
Gerald R. Ford
Mich
Ford
Carl Albert
D Okla
Clark MacGregor
Minn
Albert
Rumsfeld
House Administration Committee
Samuel N. Friedel
Rees
MacGregor
Curtis
Edward G. Biester Jr
George Bush
Texas
John R. Dellenback
Ore
Charles W. Whalen Jr
Ohio
N. Y
William D. Hathaway
Maine
Andrew Jacobs Jr
Ind
Rogers C. B. Morton
James H. Scheuer
N.Y
Robert Taft Jr
Epidemic Baffles Health Experts at Pontiac Headquarters
Public health officials recall a summer outbreak in Pontiac Michigan tied to a faulty building air conditioning system. Despite medical testing no germ or virus was identified, and most on duty fell ill briefly before recovering.
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Washington
World Book Science Service
County Health Department
Pontiac
Mich
Health Department
U. S. Public Health Service
Balloon uses for building and lifting explored in 1968 guide
The article shows balloons used as prefabricated building aids and temporary structures. It describes inflating under roof slabs to lift sections and using balloon jacks to raise loads, noting ease of movement before inflation and quiet limits of party balloons.
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Echo Communications
Farth
England
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Physics Today
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Mya
Conservation Fund
Redwoods Park
Bel College
Elmer Wheaton
Lockheed Missile and Space Co
Earth
Wheaton
Lockheed
Polar Quest
Navy
Thule
Greenland
McMurdo Sound
Weston
Therby
Uncle Sam
Instructional Dynamics Incorporated
Idi
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