Word: mild
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sudden infestation? According to entomologists, last year's drought killed wasps, robber flies and other predators that regularly dine on grasshoppers and their eggs. Then a moderately moist winter kept the eggs that were laid last fall from drying out, and a mild spring provided plenty of nourishing vegetation. Thus a vast progeny of grasshoppers was born...
...Shortly afterward, as army Land Rovers equipped with machine guns appeared on street corners, the nature of the tempest became clear. Officers of the 15,000-man Mauritanian army, led by Lieut. Colonel Mustapha Ould Mohammed Salek, 42, had overthrown the regime of President Moktar Ould Daddah, 53, the mild-mannered strongman who had ruled the poverty-stricken country of 1.5 million Muslims since it gained independence from France...
Chlamydial infections usually produce mild but recognizable symptoms in men: pain during urination and a clear, watery mucoid discharge. The infection is not as readily apparent in women; chlamydia can remain unnoticed in the cervix, producing no apparent symptoms. Left untreated, the infection may lead to serious complications. Men can develop inflammation of the epididymis, which carries sperm from the testis. In women, inflammation may occur in the cervix or the fallopian tubes (which can become blocked, causing sterility) and other pelvic areas. Even worse, the infection can be passed on to babies during birth, causing eye infections and pneumonia...
Despite the NGU epidemic, gonorrhea, which generally attacks the poor, blacks and other less privileged members of society, receives swifter and more comprehensive care. The reason, in part, is that the symptoms of NGU, though uncomfortable, are generally relatively mild compared with those of gonorrhea; male victims sometimes feel they can defer medical attention. Women are usually unaware that they are infected. Doctors, too, are at fault. Some still are not familiar with NGU and confuse it with gonorrhea, resulting in inappropriate treatment...
Since Viet Nam, the armed forces have been under pressure to find a way to screen out those likely to commit atrocities. A British study showed that the soldier most likely to commit such acts is the mild-mannered, over-controlled type who goes berserk under heavy pressure. In Viet Nam, atrocities were frequently committed by those second in command, in high-stress jobs such as point...