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...purchase of the commercial health insurance now available to those over 65 "would absorb an impossibly large portion of their income," he declared. Dr. Peterson went on to cite the drawbacks of the current "relief program" provided under the Kerr-Mills Act, including the failure of most states to implement the program (90% of the money appropriated under the act goes to four states...
...Steel can absorb the increased costs and make a fair profit, we can be gratified. But, looking beyond the industry's bungling, if there is not public revulsion at the Administration's tirades and intimidation (confused with leadership), we no longer are basically concerned with free enterprise, and the planners indeed have their victory...
...Even in the unlikely case that the companies honestly convinced themselves that they were not able to absorb the recent settlement with the union," he said, "it was their duty to the country to say so before the agreement...
...offset ink is heavier and more expensive than letterpress ink. and because it does not as readily absorb into the paper, the ink must either be artificially dried or the presses must be slowed to give the ink time to dry. For years, the fastest web offset presses ran at about one-third the speed of the fastest letter-presses. The tackier offset ink. together with the rubber cylinder, collects paper dust, which can botch a printing job. The web offset process is more wasteful of paper than letterpress. And on long offset-press runs, the ink tends to emulsify...
...explain why the baggage compartments were catching fire, the bureau men borrowed a DC-6, filled its No. 3 fuel tank with water dyed bright red and coated its belly with a material that will absorb dye. Taking it into the air, they pumped more water into the No. 3 tank, forcing it to overflow through a vent. When they landed, they found that the wind had whipped the overflowing water to the belly and dyed it red. Included in the reddened area was the air intake of the cabin heating system. Conclusion: gasoline sucked into the heater had started...