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Last week, as the world marked the 36th anniversary of the bombings, there were renewed appeals for nuclear disarmament, one of them made by the mayor of Hiroshima standing at "ground zero" during memorial services in the city's Peace Park. But the most telling antinuclear message was contained in an extraordinary Japanese scientific study that has just appeared in English...
...meeting was deliberately planned for the 36th year after World War II because the number 36 in Hebrew tradition symbolizes renewal of life. Despite the passage of time, many of the participants were still unable to accept the death of loved ones. Esther Kozminski of Beverly Hills, Calif., said that she had come to Jerusalem "to find my sister, a cute little blond of 14 when 1 last saw her. I have the right to know whether she is dead or alive." Kozminski was unsuccessful, but did encounter a friend from the Lodz ghetto in Poland...
...rooftops outside, Jury Foreman Octavio Mandulay slowly announced the verdicts. There were five counts of murder and one count of rioting against each of the six defendants. As the litany of "not guilty" grew, a relative of one of the accused choked back a sob. By the time the 36th and final "not guilty" was called out, the defendants themselves were weeping...
...Drug Administration for widespread use by expectant women. Calling it "the first safe and effective drug approved to treat premature labor," the federal agency said that ritodrine could help delay a sizable portion of the 300,000 live births a year that occur prematurely (any time before the 36th week of pregnancy...
Ritodrine, developed by a Dutch pharmaceutical house and used in Europe for the past eight years, inhibits labor by relaxing the muscles of the uterus. In tests on 350 pregnant women at eleven centers in the U.S., it has successfully prolonged pregnancy to the 36th week in more than half of the cases. The drug, to be sure, has side effects, including increased maternal and fetal heart rate, a slight drop in blood pressure, palpitations, tremors and nervousness. Recalls one Chicago mother, Susie Kellett: "It was like superspeed." Still, the effects appear to be transient; Kellett went on to give...