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That murderous byproduct of the gasoline age-the drunken driver-is moving into the sky. In 1961 private planes were in 54 accidents in which alcohol was involved-38 of them fatal...
...they started trudging up the steep, three-mile road to a campsite high above the Crystal River Valley. Under the deep blue sky waited tents, blazing alpine meadows and leathery-faced instructors. "I hope you will enjoy your stay here," declared one instructor tersely, "but enjoyment will be a byproduct...
...Byproduct of Billy. Christianity Today preaches a kind of literate, highbrow fundamentalism. Strongly conservative in its economic and political views, strongly Biblical in its theology, it is a byproduct of the one-man refurbishing job done on the U.S. Protestant church by Billy Graham, a frequent C.T. contributor, and in fact its cofounder. In 1955 Graham and his father-in-law, Dr. L. Nelson Bell, a Presbyterian layman, asked a number'of church leaders if they felt that Christianity needed a new nondenominational magazine, not-so liberal as the old and prestigious Christian Century (circ. 37,500). Bell organized...
During that same period. Commercial Solvents also sold industrial alcohols, another Weizmann byproduct; and in 1933, with the repeal of the 18th Amendment, the company for a time supplied some of the makings of Old Mr. Boston and Gordon's gin. During World War II, Commercial Solvents became the first firm to mass-produce penicillin; it also developed a crystalline form of the drug, which could be transported in bulk without refrigeration...
...prevalence of beauty and charm in high places is largely a byproduct of democracy; outside Britain, even royalty nowadays is generally free to choose and marry for love. Most of the reigning beauties also meet democracy's most demanding criterion of successful first-ladyship: each, in her way, embodies her country's ideal of womanhood. They are fond of outdoor life; they swim, ride horseback, play tennis or golf. They are enthusiastic and effective sponsors of charitable and cultural causes. Virtually without exception, they are chic, vivacious, quick-witted and warm. Above all, they are immense political...