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...Philadelphia Inquirer, "Petrol Services, 32 Broadway, New York" recently spread a captivating advertising message: 4O-ACRE GOVT. OIL LEASE...
Last week lottery officials awarded the 4O-million-lire (some $63,000) first prize in the Merano Sweepstakes. The winner: Father Attilio Bellachioma. Said Don Attilio: "It will all be used for charity...
...little (4O-ft.) white Skyrocket had waited a long time for its day of glory. Built as a Navy experimental ship, it made its first take-off from Muroc's long, dry lake bed almost three years ago. Even then it could crack through the sonic barrier, but for a supersonic research ship, its performance was unspectacular. The stubby little rocket-powered Bell X-1 had already been dropped from the belly of a B29, and had carried its pilot close to twice the speed of sound (TIME, April 1, 1949). By comparison the newer Skyrocket dawdled...
...build new clinics to attract the young M.D.s. To combat the country doctor's fear of "medical isolation," he sent his faculty members around to lecture on the latest scientific developments, and organized refresher courses for general practitioners. The education of a doctor, he said, is a 4O-year program...
...time, Paik hopes to change the whole spirit of his country's schools. Students still suffer from the habits left by the 4O-year occupation of the Japanese. They still bow low to their teachers, rarely dare to question them. They still wear uniforms and caps marked with their school grade. They depend entirely on formal lectures, only to parrot them back on examinations...