Word: develop
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Victims develop violent headaches, chills, fever, break out in bright red spots. Death may occur in three weeks. Dr. Topping's serum, which has saved about 20 patients so far, is not dramatic; it neither softens nor shortens the disease. The serum is made by infecting vaccinated rabbits with ground-up ticks, then drawing off their blood, which is rich in antibodies...
Notable fact about this setup: it was not concerned with Brazil's agricultural commodities that compete with U.S. products and surplus. That meant it was no mere bailing-out of Brazil, but an effort to encourage Brazil to develop products (especially manganese, mica and rubber) that the U.S. needs in greater quantities...
...problem of this buying is transport from the mines, etc. to South American railheads and ports. Reason: Preclusive buying means an option to take whatever Latin Americans can develop, much of which may be far from present transportation facilities. Hastily preparing for a peak load on her own rails, trucks and ships, the U.S.-if serious about her new democratic imperialism-must find some way to keep the freight trains of South America rolling...
...understands the intricacies and difficulties of expanding aircraft production, continually preaches that the U.S. must have the simultaneous capacity to produce current planes and to develop new types in quantity. Everything considered, he thinks the aircraft industry is now doing very well, but must do much better...
Fighters' Flight. The third day brought sorry news. The first premise for an air invasion is air supremacy, and the Nazis quickly achieved it. An R.A.F. bulletin announced that all fighter aircraft had been withdrawn, explained: "Experience in this war has already proved that it is impossible to develop satisfactory fighter defense from a few comparatively ill-equipped airports if these are subjected to high-scale enemy air attack." So, the condition on which all who fought in Greece blamed the defeat there, now obtained in Crete: there were no defending R.A.F. planes to be seen. And on Wednesday...