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...itself, says Dr. Rosenbaum, the electrocardiograph cannot tell the heart's whole story. If the graph shows a minor deviation from normal, the doctor usually mutters something about "strain" and orders the patient to give up some of his favorite activities. This exaggerated caution causes many patients "serious psychologic and economic suffering...
...House of Burgesses, but he had little gift for shining. He was a poor speaker and slow in debate; his prose was clubfooted. But he was a solid man whose word was respected. When New England patriots began to roar about the British Stamp Act, he urged caution. He hoped for a compromise even after the fighting began -and he was man enough to admit his original doubts later, after he saw that the revolution would have to be fought...
...last week one Danish expert on old runic inscriptions announced that the Kensington Stone may be genuine, after all. In a lengthy report released by the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. William Thalbitzer admitted with true scientific caution: "I cannot but waver in my doubt . . . the inscription may be authentic...
Americans praised British staff workers, but complained about British caution. They wanted more "hell-for-leather" lunges, George Patton-style. In the event of a Red attack on Germany, argued the British, the NATO troops should roll with the punch, save themselves for the counterattack. One major omission: "Counterthrust" featured no breakthrough and infiltration by "Redland"-favorite Red tactics...
Producer Arthur Tourtellot, also a veteran of the Eisenhower story, shows little caution in his open enthusiasm for the new series, MOT's first TV release since dropping its traditional movie-theater productions to concentrate on television. After a look at a New York Times review of MOT documentaries since 1935 ("a symbol of real accomplishment in the 'pictorial journalism' field"). Tourtellot took a careful second look at his new project. "I want to be sure," he said, "that Pacific gets us well along the way toward the same kind of results...