Word: killinger
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Scientists often reach worthwhile goals by setting off in the wrong direction. Dr. Alma J. Whiffen of the Upjohn Co. did just that, several years ago. She noticed that Streptomyces griseus, the mold that produces bacteria-killing streptomycin, also produces a substance that is deadly to fungi. She separated it...
A Red Ford. It was the longest and roughest course in auto racing. Argentine papers flashed headlines on a crash 375 miles outside Buenos Aires, and another in Bolivia's mountains (where one car plunged over a 600-foot precipice, killing driver and mechanic). But the boldest type was...
By the time the racers got to Lima (2,900 miles away), there were only 66 contestants left, and the Gálvez boys had won five of the first six legs. They had earned 58,000 pesos ($11,931) and fountain pens, radios, razors, beer, wine, shoes and hats...
Cantankerous as his opinions were, he hated physical violence. He was deeply grieved when one of his sons killed a man in a duel, yet he advised his boys to become soldiers rather than politicians because: "In battle men kill without hating each other; in political contests men hate without...
As the situation now stands, Yale is expected to start its regular line for the first time in several weeks. John Setear-will be at right end, and Brad Quackenbush, sidelined during the Princeton game with a heavy cold, will be at the other flank. Walt Clemens, standout sophomore tackle...