Bell Lab duo win Nobel for big bang evidence
Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson of Bell Laboratories in New Jersey share the 1978 Nobel Prize in physics with Piotr Kapitsa. They discovered cosmic microwave radiation in 1964, confirming that the universe began with a colossal explosion more than 18 billion years ago. The scientists note questions about whether expansion will continue or reverse, and Penzias says the big bang need not conflict with religious belief.
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Bell Laboratory
Arno Penzias
Bell Laboratories
New Jersey
Robert Wilson
Piotr Leontevich Kapitsa
Don Quixote
Penzias
Wilson
Carter signs $9.1 billion foreign aid package
The United States approves a $9.1 billion foreign aid package under President Carter, with $3.9 billion for economic and military aid, $2.7 billion for Peace Corps and refugee programs, $1.8 billion for IMF loans, and $654 million for foreign military credits. The plan targets Egypt, Jordan, Israel, and Turkey and Greece, with a potential $90 million Syria aid to ease Middle East tensions and refugee resettlement funds for Indochina.
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Carter
Peace Corps
International Monetary Fund
U.S
Egypt
Jordan
Israel
Syria
Mideast
Turkey
Greece
Cyprus
Indochina
United States
Senators Back Pan Am Merger To Help New York
Senators Javits and Moynihan urged CAB approval of Pan Am and Texas International mergers with National Airlines. They cited Pan Am’s 12,000 New York employees and $600 million in state impact, arguing private industry and policy must stabilize New York’s economy. Pan Am chairman Seawell urged the merger to avoid the vast costs of building a domestic system from scratch.
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Miller Bonner
Associated Press
Washington
Pan American World Airways
New York
Jacob Javits
Daniel Moynihan
New York City
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pan Am
Texas International
CAB
National Airlines
William Dapper Javits
Pan American Air Service
Javits
Moynihan
Iran
United States
William T. Seawell
The World Almanac Q and A Quiz Answers
The Almanac presents multiple choice questions on inventions. Question topics include the kinetoscope inventor, dynamite inventor in 1866, and the stock ticker inventor with options Edison Franklin Nobel Volta Nobel Marconi Bell.
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Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Rube Goldoth
Volta
Oscar
Nobel
Marconi
Edison
Bell
Today in History November 10, 1978
Today in history notes key events on this date: 1928 Hirohito enthroned as emperor of Japan. 1942 Allied capture Oran in WWII. 1944 V-2 rocket used against England disclosed. 1975 Angola gains independence amid civil war. Also anniversaries feature Kissinger in 1978 China trip and Carter urging Geneva peace talks. Birthday items include Richard Burton and Thomas Paine. Thought asks about privileges over rights.
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Associated Press
Hirohito
Japan
Oran
England
Angola
Portugal
Prague
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Peking
United States
China
Carter
Egypt
Geneva
Israel
Richard Burton
U.S. Space Agency
S‘homas Paine
H.L. Mencken
Charlemagne King of the Franks and Emperor of the Romans
Charlemagne born 742 became king of the Franks in 768 with Carloman. He ruled France Germany and parts of Italy Spain and Austria and enforced Christianity. He was crowned Emperor by Pope Leo III in St Peter's in 800 A.D.
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Charlemagne
Charles the Great
Carloman
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Austria
Leo III
St. Peter’s
Winds of Change Move Through Southern Africa
The article notes Harold Macmillan's 1960 phrase winds of change as Africa shifts. It describes Rhodesia's push for independence amid white minority rule and broader upheavals across Angola, Mozambique, and southern Africa with varied global reactions. Prime Minister Ian Smith leads Rhodesia amid disputed progress.
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Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Cape Town
Rhodesia
Africa
Angola
Mozambique
Ian Smith
Winds of change lift in southern Africa with Namibia on track
Interracial power shifts in Rhodesia face resistance from neighboring black states and guerrilla factions while South Africa gradually reforms amid hopes for a swift Rhodesian transfer of power. A Pretoria mediated two election plan under UN auspices aims for independence for Namibia, backed by five Western powers, SWAPO opposition, and sanctions skeptics. Odds favor Namibia becoming independent early next year despite tensions and regional dynamics.
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Smith
Rhodesia
South Africa
South West Africa
League of Nations
United Nations
Pretoria
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
Canada
South West African Peoples Organization
SWAPO
U.N. Wall
Namibia
Africa
Carter calls for restraint as waste at Defense pivots inflation
President Carter urges belt tightening and wage restraint while criticizing Defense Department spending. A confidential inspector general report highlights Philadelphia Defense Personnel Support Center flaws with $1.2 billion in unvalidated contracts and $81.6 million in fake payments. Investigators found sloppy bookkeeping and missing inventories, with efforts by 30 accountants to restore order and ongoing scrutiny from Pentagon officials.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Carter
Pentagon
FBI
General Accounting Office
DOD
Inspector General
Senate Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations
Defense Personnel Support Center
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Center
P. Morris Co
Phillip Morris Tobacco Company
Phillip Morris
Defense Department
Nelson Levine
Levine
Peter Grant
Robert Bordley
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