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In 1961, H.E.D. Scovil at Bell Labs offered to help us make a pair of traveling-wave maser amplifiers for the interferometer.
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Scovil, an utterly unworthy representative, to carry out his commands.
The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790 Archibald Henderson 1920
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In the month of March the back country rose in revolt against Scovil and a strong body of the settlers was on the point of attacking the force under his command when an eleventh-hour letter arrived from Montagu, dismissing Scovil from office.
The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790 Archibald Henderson 1920
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After various disorders, which became ever more unendurable to the law-abiding, matters came to a crisis (1769) as the result of the high-handed proceedings of Scovil, who promiscuously seized and flung into prison all the Regulators he could lay hands on.
The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790 Archibald Henderson 1920
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"It's their attitude and their participation, not necessarily their sexual risk, that makes them fail outpatient treatment," Scovil said.
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While some juvenile sex offenders can be violent and harm strangers, many more are older children who inappropriately touch younger kids, often relatives, Scovil said.
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"Caught early enough, these patterns of behavior are very easy to address," Scovil said.
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Lucio didn't send text messages, but he did call Adams "all the time, any time, day or night," Scovil said.
ScrippsNews - current events, culture, commentary, community 2009
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Lucio didn't send text messages, but he did call Adams "all the time, any time, day or night," Scovil said.
ScrippsNews - current events, culture, commentary, community 2009
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There's a real good chance that Carter and Scovil don't know what really happened to them this year, and they'll never know.
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