Word: proof
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Confronted by proof of his own inaccuracies, as he was in a humiliating press conference at Philadelphia (TIME, Aug. 2), Wallace sags and retreats behind a suddenly sullen vacancy. His carefully manufactured misconception of foreign affairs has led him into statements both dangerous and ludicrous. On a trip to Europe before a British audience he assailed his own nation in these words: "America's main objective was a quick victory followed by a quick return to normalcy. It was the normalcy of selfishness, nationalism and power politics." He blamed U.S. Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt and U.S. policy for the Communist...
...control his worrying. In his crowded schedule there are special times for fretting, just as there are set times to go to classes at the University of Southern California and a set time to be home for dinner (he has a wife and two-year-old daughter). The proof of Patton's iron control under pressure: he has never jumped a starting...
Syphilis & the Common Cold. In research, P.H.S. has chalked up a notable list of firsts. Among them: discovery (1914) of the cause, cure and prevention of pellagra; identification (1925) of brucellosis (undulant fever); first use (1942) of continuous caudal anesthesia in childbirth; proof (1943) of the effectiveness of penicillin in the treatment of syphilis; demonstration (1941) that fluorides reduce tooth decay; isolation (1947) of one of the agents causing the common cold...
...sheikh put his share in the lands up for auction, Gulf Oil Corp. and Shell Union Oil Corp. made token bids, and Independent walked off with the prize. One oilman said simply: "The whole industry stood on the sidelines and cheered." For Independent is an important face-saver-token "proof" that the U.S. does not maintain its strategic Middle East beachhead for the sole benefit of the companies that dominate the U.S. oil industry...
...estate and a chance at the presidency of B. & B. Far from satisfied that he had proved himself, Ward worked harder than ever to weather the depression, stepped up the pace still more to convert to war production (proximity fuses). Last week the New York Stock Exchange gave him proof that he had made the grade. It listed B. & B. stock on its Big Board...