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...nurses training program. If this is indicative of the type of society your article portrays, then I am happy to be a part of it. As for the 40 & 8's "lily-white stand," I have the utmost faith in and conviction of the elimination of this blot in our manuals...
Premier Kishi can point out that the Japanese government is honestly fighting against unethical practices. Last year the government itself sponsored an exhibition of horrible examples of design stealing by Japanese manufacturers in order to help eliminate this blot on Japan's business reputation
...underground atomic explosions-is by measuring the long waves that travel along the earth's surface instead of striking deep into its interior. Drawback to this method is that even such minor disturbances as a storm at sea set up shorter surface waves (microseisms) that obscure or blot out the record. The Lamont improvement is an ingenious filtering device that separates earthquake waves from local confusion...
...China battled with bombs and paratroops to blot out the last vestiges of independence in Tibet, and the Dalai Lama's spectacular escape into India (see FOREIGN NEWS), brought home the point for would-be neutralists in Asia and Africa that they stay neutral in the cold war to their ultimate peril...
Girls enjoy one deeply-rooted psychological advantage on examinations. Graders unconsciously tend to give higher marks to blue-books inscribe in the true Palmer method. Girls' cursive skills-a neat flowing style of writing rather than a hasty blot of cramped scribbling-provide a margin that cannot be overlooked. "It's true that it's easier to read exams written by girls," on grader notes, "just because their handwriting is far better than boys.' I suppose they might gain half a grade of more by this method...