Word: researched
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...free hand has been used with an encouragingly sure touch. Hardly had McElroy taken office than he removed the freeze on overtime work-an economy measure-in the ballistic missile program. He restored $170 million for research and development, released $400 million, mostly for Air Force procurement (another $300 million is to be released in the second half of fiscal 1958). It seemed unbelievable to McElroy that the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the civilian secretaries were so split that the U.S. has no overall war plan under which service roles and missions are definitely parceled out. He made...
Diplomacy's Shortcomings. Finally, McElroy announced his intention to take outer-space research and development out of the hands of the separate services. He would, he said, set up an Advanced Research Projects Agency, staffed by the top scientific talent of all three services, to develop space projects to the point where they can be turned back to the services for operational use. At this infringement on their autonomy the services began grumbling, and Neil McElroy, going slow for once, has not yet named an ARPA head. "I am taking my time on this one." says he. "I consider...
...executioners of the workers in Hungary." Dolci did not even hesitate. "I shall always accept, from anywhere, gifts that help my mission of good works," he said. He announced that the $25,000 prize money will be handed over to a committee to establish what he called "a research institute for full employment...
...more than ten years with cages full of white rats and cotton rats, with sugar-rich and sugar-free chow, with test tubes and dissecting boards. The twofold aim: to find out how certain sugars promote tooth decay, then to find a way to forestall it. The Sugar Research Foundation, Inc., set up by the sugar industry, bankrolled the project for a total of $57,000. Now, in the Journal of the American Dental Association, Dr. Shaw reports his findings...
...Shaw's conclusion: "We should cut down on our sugar consumption, particularly candy. We should be careful about sugar in forms that remain in the mouth because of their physical properties." Along with his findings, Dr. Shaw also reported that his work has stopped. Reason: the Sugar Research Foundation withdrew its support...