Word: avoider
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...several days coronary patients may be kept in an oxygen tent in an effort to reduce strain on the heart and avoid possible complications in the lungs. They also get Dicumarol or a similar anticoagulant which reduces the danger of extension of the thrombus and formation of circulation-blocking clots...
Although a scar has generally formed by the end of the second week, a third week of almost total rest is necessary to avoid such possible complications as permanent heart dilatation or rupture of the temporarily weakened heart wall...
Recovery. Toward the end of convalescence, the major problem is frequently psychological rather than physical. Most coronary patients feel fine a day or two after the initial attack, and then tend to become depressed by enforced inactivity and the fear of being permanently invalided. To avoid this, the President's doctors have thoroughly informed him about the nature of the injury to his heart and the healing process through which it is passing...
...body is long (18 ft. 2 in.) and low (56 in.). The spare-tire mount, a hallmark of the old Continental, is now molded into the trunk lid. Under its 6-ft. hood is a souped-up Lincoln engine with an estimated 300 h.p. (because Ford wants to avoid a horsepower contest with other big cars, the exact figures are secret). Automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes and power windows are standard equipment; the sole optional feature is air conditioning. To preserve its elegant finish (two double coats of lacquer, triple-thickness chromium plating), each Continental will be shipped...
...compounded his felony into a hit play on Broadway, is based on his bestselling novel of the same name. It tells the story of an Indianapolis family held prisoner in its own home by three escaped convicts who are ready to do anything, and the worse the better, to avoid capture. The leader of the gang (Humphrey Bogart) is a sallow old paranoid with nothing to lose but his worst enemy, the cop (Arthur Kennedy) who put him away. Bogart's younger brother (Dewey Martin) is a mixed-up little slumbunny with hot pants and cold feet. The third...