Word: acted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Psychiatric Imperialism." Japanese life, Dr. Mead said, was built on group guilt feeling. "The child is taught that its entire family can be disgraced by a single act on its part. Such [acts] were punished severely, for example by kindling a fire on the navel...
...suitable." A mere yen to go down to a spa like the rich folk would not make a patient eligible. "If Mrs. Jones of Clerkenwell wants to take the water," explained the Ministry carefully, "she does not have the right to demand this treatment under the National Health Service Act. She will be sent to the nearest hospital which meets her case . . ." But there were some fine distinctions in socialized medicine. "If, however, Mrs. Jones shows a decided personal desire for this kind of treatment," the Ministry continued, "the specialist may decide for psychological reasons that she should be transferred...
...have provincial leaders, and last week Ottawa admitted that it had heard some of them. Prompted by the oratory of British Columbia's Premier Byron ("Boss") Johnson at the Liberal Convention, it promised to call a Dominion-provincial highway conference this fall. Because the British North America Act leaves the problem of highways to the provinces, Ottawa was not ready to do much more than confer. Besides, it wanted the provinces to bear at least half the cost of any highway built...
Hollywood, sniffing drama and dollars, decided to get in on the act by filming The Babe Ruth Story. It turned out to be a mawkish tribute that left out everything that was robust about the man. Last week, back in the hospital again at 53, the Babe was deluged with letters wishing him well; newspapers were swamped with calls asking about his condition, ballpark crowds stood in silent prayer for his recovery. This week death came to George Herman Ruth...
...lawyer said the child's chances to survive the operation were only one in 1,000. The father's lawyer said one in 100. The puzzled judge asked the deans of four Chicago medical schools to investigate and give him a report. Before the deans could act, Mrs. Lamphere changed her mind. Convincer: 19-month-old Christine Ulrich, who survived a similar operation, looks fine...