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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Reporting the case, Kelsey and Barron made an acknowledgment unique in medical journals: "We should like to record our appreciation to our patient for his readiness to cooperate in the experiment, which might, almost too literally, have come unstuck...
...were so impressed by the rest of her performance that they gave her first place in every event and named her U.S. champion. ¶ University of Michigan Sophomore Tony Tashnick, 19, made all the difference in the 35th annual N.C.A.A. swimming championships at Ann Arbor. After setting a meet record in the 200-yd. butterfly (2:04.2), tireless Tony came back to tie the meet record in the 100-yd. butterfly (0:54.6), boosted the Wolverines to 72 points and the championship. ¶ Winter-book bettors got some new form to fret over when Kentucky Derby hopefuls went...
...more accustomed to bust than boom is in the midst of a new wave of prosperity. They are Manhattan's abstract expressionist painters, who until three years ago could rarely afford to move out of their coldwater, walk-up studios. Now their shows are selling out, and at record high prices...
Whether or not the plan actually results in another 100,000 new houses, it should at least give housing a solid push along its road to recovery. From last year's disappointing record of 990,000 starts, home building jumped in January to an annual rate of 1,030,000 starts, about 3% better than expected. Although storms and snow chilled the pace in February and March, builders point to a continuing uptrend in the South and West, expect the first sign of spring to thaw out a rush of weather-stalled starts...
FILTER-TIP SALES, up 42% last year, puffed cigarette industry to record 409.4 billion smokes in 1957 v. previous 394.1 billion high in 1952. Filters grabbed 40% of total market, should reach 45% this year...