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Five years after the cobalt-60 machine went into operation for cancer treatment at London, Ont., Dr. Ivan Smith evaluated its advantages: it is best in cancer of the larynx, least effective in lung cancer; it gives more relief in several other forms of cancer than ordinary X rays; though it "has not revolutionized the treatment of cancer," cobalt 60 is a boon because it does less damage to healthy skin and bone, is less likely to cause radiation sickness...
...lies in the deterrent effect of our lead in nuclear weapons." After all, the Russians had caught up with the U.S. on A-bombs, and "they'll do it again" on H-bombs. "What does Mr. Eisenhower propose then? That we go ahead with the development of the cobalt bomb to try to gain another advantage-or a force that can shake the earth off its axis...
Instead, the bare stage was bathed in cobalt blue, and a giant, soft. flower ball was suspended above a bench, which represented Hans Sachs' shop. For the singing contest of Act III, W71eland tried a bullfight effect, with a 50-ft. high amphitheater surrounding a bright yellow ring, in which the singers performed...
...Supercharged experts from all over the world met at Oak Ridge, Tenn. to discuss advantages of supervoltage X rays (2,000,000 to 45 million volts) and radio-cobalt devices for treating cancer. The consensus: in many types of cancer they are no better than old-fashioned X rays; in some cases they offer only slight improvement. But they can markedly increase the cure rate in cancers of the mouth, nasal sinuses, brain, esophagus, parotid gland...
Action at Last. D'Allessandri's little black book showed that in eight months of 1953, Terbita shipped thousands of tons of such strategic commodities as vanadium, cobalt, nickel, copper and molybdenum (listed as Portuguese cork) to Soviet-bloc countries. The record showed that Terbita paid $3,000,000 in profits to the Italian Communist Party. Police also have record that another $1,000,000, transferred from Poland to Terbita's account, never reached the party chest, and Lawyer Greuter said that the Italian Communist Party should ask Reale about that...