Word: protective
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Protect railroad trains and ships at sea against collisions in any weather; by means of microwaves a ship's pilot will be able to see hidden rocks and shoals...
Five Cornell Medical School researchers, headed by Dr. Walsh McDermott, last week presented evidence in Science that penicillin can be swallowed any old way, not just in capsules to protect the drug from stomach juices (TIME...
Alben Berkley showed up in the Senate with a big black patch over his left eye, explained that he had undergone treatment for an ulcer on the cornea. Said the Senate Majority Leader: "The doctor told me I should wear the patch to protect my eye against wind. Soooo-1 thought I ought to wear it to the Senate...
...Aleutian outposts are all being reproduced in the University's unique Fatigue Laboratory. Here a group of doctors and scientists study the effects such diverse weather conditions will have upon the energies of fighting men. Special diets are prepared and new insulated or even electrically heated clothing developed to protect our armies, equipping them in advance against the rigors of hitherto unknown climates...
Because human nature is inevitably low, says Ruml, the Federal Government must protect the public from business excesses, by exercising certain minimum controls. In turn, business can do much to head off further regulation by increasing the freedom of those it governs-stockholders, employes, customers and consumers. He suggests one way: give each of them a director-trustee to represent their interests on the boards of directors which run business, thus a voice in management...