Word: processes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Commonwealth that are heard round the world. They were heard a few weeks ago when Singapore, once proud bastion of Empire, became an autonomous state. They will be heard again in a year or two when Nigeria and Rhodesia, Britain's largest African possessions, assume full freedom. The process is continuous; the Commonwealth has many potential members. And if the 19th century sun never set on the Empire, the 20th century's satellites have a Commonwealth country always in view...
...biggest member is Canada, which was also the pacesetter in the step-by-step process of converting colonies into nations. Last week, in the most characteristic ruling gesture she can make, Elizabeth II, accompanied by her consort and a retinue of 31 ladies, maids and retainers, began an exhaustive, exhausting Canadian tour to show herself as the Commonwealth's cohesive symbol not only to the leaders but especially to the plain people of Canada...
...industry, and even fewer in top jobs. The great bulk of the nation's defense work is performed by civilians. If Congress uncovers abuses, it might indeed be well to write some ground rules of employment. But the lawmakers should also be careful that in the process they do not hurt the U.S. defense effort by denying it the services of many experienced and able workers...
Since there is no room on the narrow Thames for all crews to compete for a trophy at the same time, winning at Henley is a process of elimination. The final events take place on Saturday...
...into some of the unlikeliest fields, but last week Manhattan's Sterling Drug Inc. seemed ready to top them all. The biggest U.S. producer of household drugs (Bayer Aspirin, Phillips' Milk of Magnesia, Drisdol vitamins, etc.) was going into the sewage-disposal business with a radical new process, developed by Sterling Engineer Frederick J. Zimmermann, which is cheaper and more efficient than current methods. With one pilot plant already set up in Norway, Sterling has contracts to build an $11.9 million disposal plant for the city of Chicago, a second $280,000 plant for Wheeling...