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...pedantic 95.25 kilograms. A future Miss Universe might stack up on the telly at 91-56-89 (centimeters) instead of a somehow more appetizing 36-22-35 (inches). Bert and Alf will have to give up ordering a pint of mild or stout and order 'alf a liter instead, while the missus will have to shop for half a kilo of butter. And who, if he just misses being run down by a lorry, will feel like saying, "A miss is as good as 1.609 kilometers...
...male victims, muscular dystrophy has long been known to cause a widespread upset in body chemistry, mainly in the enzyme system. In normal men and women, for example, the normal level of an enzyme called creatine kinase is up to 1.5 units per liter of blood. Early in life a boy with Duchenne dystrophy may have astronomically high levels, sometimes up to 1,000 units. Dr. Emery and his fellow workers at the Hopkins decided to check the creatine kinase level in mothers of normal boys, mothers of a single dystrophic boy (who might have produced a nonrecurring defective ovum...
...woman whose fertilized ovum has suffered a one-time mutation and who is not a carrier, the creatine kinase test is no predictor. Her level is that of a normal woman. But in many women who are carriers, the level can go as high as 40 units per liter. A woman who has had one dystrophic child or relative should have her creatine kinase level measured by means of a blood test, said Dr. Emery. Any woman who knows that a brother or an uncle or a great-uncle has died of the disease should likewise get herself tested...
...Stork, 59, a veteran in G.M.'s overseas divisions, began to level his sights on Volkswagen in the low-cost range and Mercedes in the high-priced group. Says Stork: "We decided to shoot for more customers and try to keep them by offering everything from a one-liter small car to the biggest...
Last week's Le Mans was true to tradition. Brazil's Bino Heins, 28, was killed when his French-built Alpine skidded on an oil slick, clipped a fence pole, spun into a ditch, and burst into flames. The fastest car in the race, a prototype 4.9-liter Maserati, led for the first two hours (averaging about 120 m.p.h.), then pulled into the pits, and was not seen again. The U.S.'s Phil Hill, driving an Aston Martin, topped a hummock at 150 m.p.h. to find a car rolling over and over directly in front...