Word: compounded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...estimated 1,600 Japanese came down with a baffling and painful ailment labeled Yusho (rice-oil poisoning). Their symptoms-skin eruptions, vomiting, inflamed eyes and palsy -occurred after they had eaten rice oil that had been accidentally contaminated by PCBs. Japan promptly banned almost all use of the compounds, even in electrical equipment, and suddenly everyone was wary of their presence. In 1970 the Campbell Soup Co. found high PCB levels in 146,000 New York State chickens destined for its products, and the birds-which probably picked up the chemical from contaminated feed -were destroyed. By 1972 PCBs...
...Eighty-Four. To avoid the kind of terrorist attack that killed eleven Israelis in Munich four years ago, the Austrians constructed what they hope is a guerrilla-proof village. To the athletes checking in last week, initial impressions were unnerving: an 8-ft.-high chain-link fence surrounding the compound, electronically wired to set off an alarm at the slightest touch; a main gate guarded by submachine guns; and a gauntlet of identity checks by sentries, who bark at athletes, "Show me your pass." Says Italian Figure Skater Susan Driano: "I was shocked when I arrived. It looks like...
...first time in more than a year, rubbernecks gathered outside the compound that was once known as the Florida White House, hoping to catch a glimpse of the former First Lady. Accompanied by four Secret Service agents, Pat Nixon had come to Key Biscayne to take inventory of the family possessions at the ex-President's property there, which is for sale (a few nibbles, but no takers yet). After completing her list and taking a dip in the still cared-for pool, Pat jetted off to New York and less serious business: an evening at the Broadway musical...
...Volkswagenwerk AG was fast running out of gas. In 1974 it had lost a staggering $313 million-more than any of the world's business organizations except Britain's government-owned National Coal Board (1974 loss: $316 million). There were widespread fears that world recession would compound the troubles enough to force a government takeover. Today VW is on the road back to prosperity. It will still report a loss-perhaps $100 million to $150 million-for 1975, but almost all of that was suffered in the first half. Managing Director Toni Schmücker told TIME Correspondent...
...most distinguishing feature is a fire-gutted remnant of the town hall, destroyed by the British after an I.R.A. ambush. Half a block off the main square, whose principal commercial life revolves around ten seedy-looking pubs, is a British army post housing some 110 Royal Fusiliers. The compound is known locally as the Alamo, and for good reason: it is ringed by two-story-high corrugated steel walls, topped by concertina wire and strung over with camouflage netting...