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...Manhattan, Brazil's magnetic, dyspeptic Oswaldo Aranha breathed easier and ate better. After scrutinizing 50 X-ray plates, specialists had found no trace of the ailment which has been troubling the former Ambassador to Washington. Aranha got the news in the nick of time. This week he is taking on a strenuous job: Brazilian delegate to the U.N. Security Council. During March, he will be the council's president...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE HEMISPHERE: The Commuters | 2/10/1947 | See Source »

Died. Harold Dewey (for the Admiral) Smith, 48, quietly efficient vice president and acting head of the World Bank, longtime (seven years) Director of the U.S. Budget, chief inquisitor for the late President Roosevelt into the management and finances of federal bureaus ; of a heart ailment ; on his Culpeper, Va. farm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Feb. 3, 1947 | 2/3/1947 | See Source »

Died. Jean Marie Rodrigue, Cardinal Villeneuve, 63, Archbishop of Quebec, leader and top ranking prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada; of a heart ailment; in Alhambra, Calif, (see CANADA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 27, 1947 | 1/27/1947 | See Source »

Died. Lieut. General Daniel Isom Sultan, 61, Inspector General of the U.S. Army who relieved the late General Joseph Stilwell as wartime commanding general of the India-Burma Theater, first soldier to receive four Distinguished Service Medals; of a heart ailment; in Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 27, 1947 | 1/27/1947 | See Source »

Blood Accelerator. There was a small ray of hope for victims of Buerger's disease, painful, incurable ailment caused by blood-vessel constriction that impedes circulation to the legs and feet. University of Michigan physicians reported that a nerve-blocking injection of tetraethyl ammonium dilates blood vessels, relieves Buerger's disease (as well as certain other disorders resulting from blocked circulation). The drug does not cure, but it may stop pain for as long as six months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Surgeons Report | 12/30/1946 | See Source »

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