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...other persistent infections as well. The bacteria soon become resistant to any one drug, so treatment requires several antibiotics in a variety of combinations. The next breakthrough was early diagnosis by the sweat test (TIME, Aug. 5, 1957) and later modifications utilizing hair and fingernail clippings. Early diagnosis allows prompt treatment before the lungs are irreparably damaged; it also permits prescription of a protective diet. For very young children, this involves a marked restriction of fats, plus doses of pancreatic enzymes (derived from swine) to replace the body's deficiency. An important recent finding, says Dr. di Sant...
...Stennis, the report showed the need for "vigorous and prompt corrective action," but he emphasized that "we're not in any peril point." With that, Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara heartily agreed. Moreover, McNamara argued, in closed-door testimony before the Senate Defense Appropriations subcommittee last week, that the shortages cited in the Stennis report are exaggerated in some cases, nonexistent in others...
Across Brazil, the general reaction among liberals and middle-roaders was somewhat milder than the critics had anticipated. Many politicians felt that the ineligibilities bill was a relatively small price to pay for prompt elections, particularly since only a few major-party candidates were likely to be affected. In fact, the reaction seemed to be exactly what Castello Branco had hoped for-a backing away from unsavory candidates who might run afoul of the bill...
...Name's the Same. Rusk, in his first press conference since the Dominican civil war erupted five weeks ago, told Washington newsmen that it had quickly become apparent that "extremist elements were attempting to capitalize on the anarchy and the disorder to seize control." Only "the prompt arrival of American forces," he said, "averted a major disaster." When one reporter suggested that the U.S. might have "overreacted" to estimates of Communist influence among the rebels, Rusk snapped: "I don't know how one draws the line between overreaction and underreaction. There is no question...
...like Lodge ("He's here for just one reason, and it isn't because he opposed me for the vice-presidency in 1960"), and reported that the 75 bills, 300 reports and 200 messages that he had sent to Congress since Jan. 4 had been receiving prompt and, he hoped, favorable attention. Recalling his own days as a Texas Congressman's aide, Johnson said that he had "made $268 a month for two years," and that Lady Bird had made him salt away a fixed amount each month to buy "baby bonds." That nest egg, the President...