| Description | Tells Professor Messel that 'We had a nice trip home [from Australia] and all remember the wonderful days in Sydney as well as the friendly nature of the natives'. Says that 'Contrary to all predictions, I did not smash myself up on the mountains in Switzerland despite my advancing years and my habitual skiing speeds. No doubt the disaster will come one day'. Also says that 'The week in London was not very successful so far as hiring an ionosphericist is concerned. I got many other things done in London, though. Back here a lot of trouble has awaited me as of course I expected. The Washington financial scene is ... bad and grants and contracts are being cut right and left'. Says that 'Our building is making good progress here and I can see being installed in a magnificent building, paid for by NASA, with no money to use it'. |