Word: factoring
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...high courts had differed as to when marriage became complete and inviolable. Some judges said that betrothal, i.e., agreement between the parents, made Hindu marriage irrevocable. Other judges held that the tying of the sacred thread around the bride's neck by the bridegroom was the deciding factor, while some courts held that union became indissoluble only after the first night of nuptials. The new bill says that marriage may be solemnized in any form the parties may choose, but it is not complete and binding until each party says in the presence of a government marriage officer...
...corruption in Alabama's Phenix City (TIME, June 28): for international reporting, the New York Times's longtime (five years) Moscow Correspondent Harrison Salisbury, for his series written after returning home, "Russia Re-Viewed" (TIME, Oct. 4); for local reporting where deadline pressure was not a factor, Roland Kenneth Towery of the Cuero (Texas) Record, for his series on Texas land scandals (TIME, March 7); for local reporting under deadline pressure, Mrs. Caro Brown of the Alice (Texas) Daily Echo, for a series on one-man political rule in the state's Duval County (TIME...
...General Leonard A. Scheele of the U.S. PHS would not go so far as to say that the polio cases in Cutter-vaccinated children were a direct result of the vaccine, but if the statement made any sense at all, the inoculations must have been at least a contributing factor in the onset of the disease. His announced toll: 52 cases of clinical polio among vaccinated children, 50 of them paralytic and 44 after use of Cutter vac cine. (Among all unvaccinated Americans, the week would be expected to bring reports of no more than 150 cases...
...decisive majority of those polled affirmed the necessity of religion as a factor in life. In response to the question, "Do you feel that you require some form of religious orientation or belief in order to achieve a fully mature philosophy of life?" 90 out of 147 chosen at random replied yes, and only 34 said...
...Federal Government [April 11]. The air shipments of dog food to Okinawa were to myself. As air police officer of the 546th Ammunition Supply Squadron at Naha air base, I made use of 15 German police dogs that performed guard or sentry duty. These dogs were a major factor in reducing pilferage on the depot. The shipments of dog food arrived at intervals of two to three months and were intended to cover our needs for a like period. These dogs paid for themselves . . . many times over . . . JAMES G. ORD Captain, U.S.A.F. (Reserve) Washington...