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...class studies in this field." But their findings, because of the abhorrent medical practices used by the regime, were ignored. Hitler, a teetotaling vegetarian, believed healthy living advanced the master race; Jews, Gypsies and smokers soiled the purity of the nation. The Fuhrer even boasted that his kicking the habit in 1919 helped bring about the "salvation of the German people." Hence the Allies saw the Third Reich's campaign against smoking as the product of fascism, not science. "It is still taboo to say anything positive about Nazi research," says Proctor, whose earlier work exposed the unspeakable acts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: History | 5/3/1999 | See Source »

Over the past few years, I have developed the bad habit of writing down notes on scraps of paper, inserting them into pockets of my wallet and then completely forgetting their whereabouts. A spring cleaning of my wallet recently turned up the business card of an Icelandic air-traffic controller, several unnamed phone numbers and a plethora of crumpled receipts, each bearing some scrawled epiphany that time has rendered completely unintelligible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Imagining the Past | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

Hike over to the Middle East restaurant in Central to check out an afternoon show at 2 p.m. Upstairs High Society, Good Guy Mom and Force of Habit rock out, while local folkie Don White plays a benefit show for the Piano Dave Fund for the Homeless downstairs. 354-8238. $6 upstairs, $10 downstairs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SUNDAY APR 25 | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

Hayes said the burning of carbon dioxide-producing diesel fuels is part of our habit of "running today's world on nineteenth century technology," which he called outdated and inefficient...

Author: By Tatiana Gonzalez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Professors Urge Conservation To Protect Environment | 4/20/1999 | See Source »

Hayes said the burning of carbon dioxide-producing diesel fuels is part of our habit of "running today's world on nineteenth century technology," which he called outdated and inefficient...

Author: By Tatiana Gonzalez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Profs Urge Conservation To Protect Environment | 4/20/1999 | See Source »

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