Word: 127th
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...state of mind of most physicians today is one of profound disquiet." With these somber words, Dr. Charles A. Hoffman took office last week in San Francisco as the 127th president of the American Medical Association, long a monolithic organization with an extraordinary success record in defending the rights and privileges of physicians. Now many private practitioners see themselves threatened from all sides, and in his inaugural address Hoffman sounded like a man assuming command of a besieged fort...
...major powers are less and less inclined to bring matters of substance before the U.N., that is partly because of its unwieldy size and distorted representation. The Pacific island republic of Fiji, which last week became the 127th member of the U.N., has a population of only 520,000; yet it is a giant compared with some of the microstates that will soon be knocking on the U.N.'s doors. Of a total of some 65 territories, trusts and colonies that are headed for independence, 50 have populations under 100,000. All together, these potential members will represent fewer...