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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...last spring. But, said Harry Woodring after he had finished his speech: "I'm really not a Buchmanite. I think Moral Rearmament is a great, tremendous influence for good, and it ought to be encouraged. I'm very strong for it. But I'm not a convert." Uplifted by a pile of commendatory messages and cablegrams from as far off as Ireland, Mr. Woodring then went back to his business of rearming the U. S. Army. The Secretary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Army in Being | 1/1/1940 | See Source »

...hyperthyroidism and diabetes. But the diseases need opposite treatments. Diabetics, who cannot make use of the sugars they already have, must be deprived of carbohydrates; hyperthyroids, who burn up their sugars too rapidly, must be stoked with a much larger supply of fuel. Diabetics need injections of insulin to convert their sugars to useful work, but for high-gear hyperthyroids, insulin may be fatal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Telltale Sugar | 1/1/1940 | See Source »

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