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Word: pints (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Judge Lowell Thompson dismissed a drunken-driving charge against Robert Fortenberry, 32, after hearing Fortenberry's explanation: in his home state of Georgia, police confiscate an auto if liquor is found in it, so rather than lose his new car after a traffic mishap, he drank the half-pint of whisky he had under the seat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jan. 17, 1955 | 1/17/1955 | See Source »

...gave him Ronald's as a third, placing it below his own right kidney. After 4 hours of complex surgery, involving superfine stitching of delicate blood vessels, the doctors saw the transplanted kidney begin to function. They closed the wound (another hour), and soon the kidney excreted a pint of urine. At week's end both Richard and Ronald were doing well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Twin Transplant | 1/3/1955 | See Source »

Every day in countless U.S. hospitals a doctor wants to infuse red blood cells into the veins of an anemic patient. So he takes a pint or more of whole blood and lets it stand. After a while, the red cells (40% of the total) settle to the bottom, along with dead white cells and platelets. A technician draws off the plasma and throws it away. At the same moment, possibly in a hospital across the street, another doctor wants to give plasma to a victim of burns or surgical shock. To save time, he usually gives whole blood, although...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Red, White & Platelets | 11/29/1954 | See Source »

...prints and went bare-legged except for formal occasions, were measured for crisp black-and-white uniforms. Rita made them all wear black silk stockings and high-heeled black leather shoes . . . One day when Prince Ali and I were exercising together-we used to throw to each other a pint-sized Indian boy who enjoyed every moment of it-my boss said: 'I know this is all a lot of ruddy nonsense, Daffy, but it is no use protesting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Nov. 22, 1954 | 11/22/1954 | See Source »

...perfumery), which serves to fix the different aromas. Twice a day you will turn the gigot. Now we come to the main point of the preparation. After you have placed the gigot in the marinade, you will arm yourself with a surgical syringe of a size to hold ½ pint, which you will fill with ½ cup of cognac and ½ cup of fresh orange juice. Inject the contents of the syringe into the fleshy part of the gigot in three different spots. Refill the syringe with the same contents and inject into the gigot twice more. Each...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: AN ALICE B.TOKLAS SAMPLER | 11/22/1954 | See Source »

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