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...blood but vice versa. The transfusion was not a complete success since over 6% of the cells were destroyed in the processing and another 6% left the circulation in the first six hours after transfusion. Storage is only theoretically indefinite at temperatures too low to be practical. Storage at higher temperatures is being studied, but results are not yet available. My associate, Mr. [Emanuel] Kafig shared equally in the research and also took a transfusion...
...execution would have necessitated an additional million troops successfully to carry out the occupation of Japan." MacArthur added that the U.S. should turn back control of "socalled" war criminals to their own governments and abrogate the concept of war crimes tribunals: "Their intent, of course, was to establish higher moral standards for the waging of war. I don't think they have succeeded in bringing about these high motives...
...special point of interest in this year's competition: Which would show up better, the reliable old B-36 (introduced in 1946), now on its way out as a combat weapon, or the flashier, faster (upwards of 600 m.p.h.) B-47? Last year the B-36 scored higher. This time the top SAC strategists staked their hopes and reputations...
...National Industrial Conference Board reported what businessmen thought about the rest of the year. Of the 131 major manufacturers in its survey, most thought that the record levels of employment (65 million) and gross national product ($385 billion) would hold up. Sales, production and capital expenditures might soar even higher. Half predicted that second-half profits would be even better than the year's first half, and more than three-fourths predicted that 1955 earnings before taxes would easily surpass 1954's. Said the N.I.C.B.: "Business in the remainder of 1955 will be just as good...
Even if flood insurance were feasible, argue insurance men, the company that offered it as a standard risk (necessarily at a higher premium) would lose business to competitors who preferred to keep their feet dry. Concluded a Manhattan insurance executive: "The Bible tells you to build your house on a rock. I guess you'd better be sure the rock is a high...