Word: human
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...next immediate step was up to Britain and France and the nations of Western Europe. But the final step was up to the U.S. people, who would be called upon to underwrite the Marshall Plan. In the course of human events, it had once again become necessary to stir the political consciousness of mankind...
...Stalingrad Ratio. What is the reason for this striking contrast? The more I saw of Russia, the more I was convinced that it was because Russia's leaders put machines ahead of men, industrial recovery ahead of human recovery. Perhaps the clearest example of the coldblooded way the Kremlin handles Russian reconstruction is Stalingrad...
...prewar housing. Up to a point, the Kremlin is right to concentrate on long-range reconstruction of industry rather than on immediate comforts, such as housing and consumer goods; but under the brutal 70-60-20 Stalingrad ratio, which puts men at least ten years behind machines, human beings do not and cannot work most effectively...
...Food & Drug Administration, recognizing an emergency when it sees one, swiftly collected 4,000 samples of gum-in all flavors-and started chewing. Seventy-five human guinea pigs, including 25 children, chomped bubble gum for periods up to eight hours. The test wads were anything from one to six sticks. For comparison, paraffin wax was also chewed...
...less to fear from viruses than from bacteria. An outstanding fact about viruses, says he, is that their well-being depends on the health of their host. Unlike bacteria and insects, which are often out-&-out rivals of man, viruses can live only as long as the human being they infect. Unfortunately for the host, viruses often commit suicide by killing the patient. But in the long run, says Burnet, the virus varieties with the best chance of survival are those that "live & let live." Many of the viruses that infect man have evolved into forms that produce low-grade...