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...liver for decades while continuing to multiply. Those who are infected as infants, as many newborns in China, Southeast Asia and Africa are, almost always become lifelong carriers. "The virus doesn't do much damage for a long time," says Jesse Summers of the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, "but then, after 20 or 30 years, chronic liver problems develop." Papillomaviruses, which cause warts, may also take up permanent residence in the body, biding their time in skin cells...
...four new leave-takers were all adherents to the so-called Sullivan Principles, the fair-employment guidelines devised in 1977 by the Rev. Leon Sullivan, a Philadelphia civil rights leader and a member of GM's board. The Sullivan plan provides for equal treatment of the races in hiring, pay and promotions, and commits employers to improving workers' living conditions. U.S. firms doing business in South Africa used to be viewed even by most American critics of apartheid as good corporate citizens as long as they abided by the principles. A strong U.S. corporate presence in South Africa, moreover...
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McCloy began as a poor boy from Philadelphia and rose to head the World Bank. He was a master at bringing consensus out of chaos, sometimes with grim results. The decision not to warn Japan about the atom bomb, for example, was made without a full discussion of the consequences. McCloy, then Assistant Secretary of War, shaped a vague "declaration" to Japan that was agreeable to other U.S. officials but that did nothing to avert the use of the Bomb. Bohlen, a career man in the Foreign Service, was instrumental in getting the views of his lifelong friend and fellow...
Last week brought vindication for Knudson, now at Philadelphia's Fox Chase Cancer Center. A group of Boston-area scientists announced that they had discovered a gene that normally blocks retinoblastoma, a rare and often hereditary eye cancer that develops in children. The find should lead to an accurate test for genetic susceptibility to the disease and perhaps improved treatment. It has also raised hopes that other genes will soon be found that inhibit the more common cancers of the lung, breast and colon...