Word: poorness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Evita was willing. After all, if she sent help to the poor in the U.S., her descamisados would have new and dramatic proof of her great heart. Besides, after all the coolness in Washington every time her friends suggested a U.S. trip, it would be fun to play the role of Lady Bountiful...
Last week in Washington, Agustin Merlo phoned the society to say that the Maria Eva Duarte de Péron Social Assistance Foundation of Argentina had been pleased to send enough clothes for 600 of the poor children of Washington. Told that the State Department had no objections, Mrs. Fay Vawters, co-director of the Society, said bravely: "We are going to accept [the gift] with all the grace that God in his mercy can bestow upon us." Evita had made the most of her chance...
...patients were free of gout. The classical remedy-colchicine-gives relief from pain. But the trick is to find out what the victim is allergic to, says Harkavy. It might be the grapes of the rich man's champagne or his rare roast beef; it might be the poor man's cabbage or the malt and hops in his beer...
...most damaging effect of age on a pilot is trouble with his eyes. Only rarely is hearing poor enough to be dangerous. Mental ability in older pilots is nothing to worry about, said McFarland, who is 47: "The extent of the decline in such functions as ability to learn, memory, reasoning and judgment is much less than generally believed." As long as the pilot had a good brain to start with, and his interest in his job continues, no "significant adverse trends in mental performance" should be expected up to 55 or 60. As a "morale builder" for older fliers...
...More than 2,000,000 American children will suffer "an impairment" in their schooling this year because of poor teachers and inadequate school facilities...