Word: harmfulness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Last week Peace Corps headquarters in Washington named the first 27 selected Peace Corpsmen, some to go to South America's Colombia and others to Africa's Tanganyika. On their records and aspirations, it appeared that they might do the U.S. more good than harm in their efforts to aid the world's underdeveloped countries. Among them...
...were very grateful for the background information given to us, which was sound and very helpful. Knowing the situation, we have not been too harsh on the embassy, which was just as embarrassed as we were. This penny-wise seminar could have done a lot of harm in any other country than Holland. America should realize that it is terribly hard to catch trout with just bread crumbs, especially when other countries know exactly what trouts like...
...hundred Peace Corps will not undo the harm that the CIA and our military have done in Cuba to our world reputation. Thinking Africans in this first area that was scheduled to receive Peace Corps teams are very suspicious already of U.S. motives. The example of how Mr. Kennedy's brave new Administration is bringing "peace" to the poor people of Cuba may cause the poor people of Africa to reject our offers almost as fast as the Cubans rejected...
...must be followed in using cadaver blood. It must be drawn within six hours after death from a subject with no known infectious disease, and a complete autopsy must be done. When these conditions are met, say the Pontiac doctors in Clinical Pathology, "we know it can do no harm and that it offers tremendous potential good...
Compounds that contain calcium arsenate, for example, may damage annual bluegrass; those containing dacthal and zytron can harm fescues and bent grasses. Two new chemicals, calcium propyl arsenate and diphenatrile, have yet to be fully proved in all conditions. And as good as they are, none of the killers are 100% effective. Besides, no chemical can control the fellow next door, whose grass crabbed because he didn't use Don't, and as a result the pest inches stealthily across the property line carrying the seeds (about 50,000 per plant) of a monstrous population explosion...