Word: alcohols
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...about to run some striking photos of a developing embryo taken by Swedish Photographer Lennart Nilsson (that also ran in LIFE), Revue faked an embryo sequence of its own. It drew a blast from Stern: "They borrowed textbook photos, and an institute lent them a fetus preserved in alcohol, and-the pen hesitates to put it down-the whole thing was photographed in a water-filled prophylactic." Lamented Revue's retiring Publisher Helmut Kindler: "This German illustrated business is murder ous. They tell me that only the Texas oil business is comparable." Worrisome Rumors. Revue's sale only...
During the early years of the New Deal, loyal Democrat Stevenson worked as a lawyer for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and the Federal Alcohol Control Administration. He served as an aide to Navy Secretary Frank Knox during World War II and later wrote of that period: "They used to say that if you worked in wartime Washington, you would get one of three things: galloping frustration, ulcers, or a sense of humor. I guess I got them all, and I also got a great education in war, the world, our Government and my fellow man under every sort of trial...
...innocent guilt." But White felt that the U.S. today is "something like a modern Elizabethan England" and concluded that "people who live in Renaissances are apt to live with violence." By the end of his three month visit, he had become "an addict to America-worse than alcohol...
...loves his work. Not many Grand Prix drivers do. "This cruel sport," the U.S.'s Dan Gurney calls it. In the last 20 years, 50-odd drivers have been killed in Grand Prix racing, and the circuit has its share of men who soothe their jangled nerves with alcohol and drugs. Clark's nerves are fine. "When I'm going flat out, drifting through a corner, I'm not driving a car, really," says Jim. "I'm putting myself through that corner. The car happens to be under me and I'm driving...
...meprobamate and chlordiazepoxide, that can lead to intoxication or dependence: glutethimide (Doriden), ethchlorvynol (Placidyl), ethinamate (Valmid), methyprylon (Noludar) and diazepam (Valium). Excess use of any of these, said Essig, may cause drowsiness, difficulty in thinking, and incoordination of movement. The effects are similar to those of barbiturates and alcohol, and, like these, the newer drugs may contribute to traffic accidents, injuries from falls, interference with work and violent behavior...