Word: nones
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...tragedy of Palestine, past and to come, weighed on none more heavily than on old (73) Chaim Weizmann, who more than anyone else had been responsible for Zionism's success-if success it is. Weizmann, a great chemist, had done his once-beloved Britain a memorable service in World War I. He discovered a new method of producing acetone for munitions. Said Lloyd George cynically: "Acetone converted me to Zionism...
...schizophrenics, three involutionals (agitated depressives), two manic-depressives, two psychopaths (morally irresponsible). Eleven of the 24 patients are now at home, ten are working at their former jobs as clerical workers, machinists, other occupations; nine more are ready for discharge; the remaining four are no worse and no better. None died...
...decent fellow." Would he sell to someone who didn't share PM's Left-Field politics? Said Field: "Out of respect to the name PM,I would not sell to a known Communist." Apart from that, he added, the future owner's political convictions are "none of my business...
Later generations of rats followed this policy. They went where man went, ate what he ate. They learned his ways and, hitched to man's rising star, flourished. At present the black and brown rats are more completely domesticated than horses or cattle; there are none at all in the original wild state. They are so accustomed to living with men that the best scent lure for attracting them, says Specialist Nicholes, is the man-scent...
...Buffalo, it was the earliest port opening on record, 52 days ahead of last year. Shippers hoped that this meant an early opening for the rest of the Great Lakes, usually icebound till mid-April. It would come none too soon for steelmen. Their stockpiles of ore were so low that some mills were planning the expensive makeshift of shipping by rail from Minnesota's Mesabi range. The coal strike (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS) would cut their needs if it lasted long enough. But steelmen kept their fingers crossed on that, as the Mackinaw steamed north to smash through...