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...than two major fits a month after full doses of anticonvulsant drugs. Results: 1) eleven patients had fewer fits; one had only one in two months; 2) each patient in shock duplicated his natural fit, going through his own peculiar pattern of motion; 3) recovery from electric shock was quicker than from natural seizures, which often incapacitate a man for the day; 4) the remaining natural fits were less severe than before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Electricity for Epileptics | 7/9/1945 | See Source »

...knows why the kitchen sink should be built higher and slope down; he has washed up dishes at it hundreds of times. He knows about rations; he has cooked them. He can make a bed quicker than most people. Ladies: send Norman to Parliament. He will speak up for you there. Signed: Mrs. Norman Tiptaft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The New Statesman | 7/2/1945 | See Source »

...self-expatriot Gertrude Stein will stick to her non-average business of writing non-intelligible prose and let the American soldier do his above-average fighting in a serious American way, the war will be won in a quicker-than-average time so that we can go back to making better-than-average plumbing for more-comfortable-than-average American homes where no esoteric Stein is read. J. N. CARR Lieutenant, U.S.N.R. E. F. PETERSON Lieutenant (j.g.), U.S.N.R. % F.P.O. New York City

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 21, 1945 | 5/21/1945 | See Source »

Jessner's first connection in the United States was with the Yale School of Drama; he has also taught acting at Smith College in recent months. Since his arrival in this country, Jessner says he has found young American acting talent "quicker and easier to teach...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fritz Jessner, Top German Director, to Lead HDC Play | 5/11/1945 | See Source »

...force," which will recommend to WPB ways to 1) help the industry clear its plants of Government-owned equipment, 2) juggle contracts so that all will get off to the same start on reconversion, 3) shift contracts, if necessary, to outside contractors so that autos can be turned out quicker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Road to Peace | 4/16/1945 | See Source »

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