Word: risks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...result, anybody who is either interested in observing how Communist show-pieces work, or who wants to talk with convinced Communists, runs the risk of having an unfavorable addition to his dossier, and probably encountering considerable difficulty in obtaining security clearances. Thus, the government effectively prevents the scientists and would-be public servants who must fear official comments from taking any part in the Festival...
...more disposed to retreat from Berlin than it was during the 1948 airlift. At that time, the Gallup poll reported that 80% thought the U.S. should remain. Last week a Gallup poll showed an almost identical result: 81% favored a strong stand "even at the risk of war"; only 11% wanted to pull out while 8% had no opinion. What the voters told the first returning Congressmen confirmed the poll. In Boston, Democratic Representative John McCormack reported invariable assent when he was asked, "What do you think about Berlin, John?" and replied: "It's vitally important...
...tunnel's mouth, Cotton Executive Eric Moss, who had been on the site since the news of the accident reached him, said: "I don't want anybody else to risk their lives by trying to get my son's body out. Let's leave him where he is." But rescuers, who thought such a decision "goes right against the grain of every potholer," got permission to drive a new 20-ft. tunnel to get Moss's body out, because "it will teach us a lot in avoidance of future accidents...
...Medicine's apparent triumphs are mixed blessings. Insulin's effectiveness not only prolongs the diabetic's life but increases the risk that he will pass on a tendency to the disease to his children. If this happens often enough, "Society may face medical, economic and ethical problems for which it is not prepared...
...hats so high priced? Top hat workers get high wages ($4.50 an hour) and spend an average of six hours' work on a Victor hat. The markup is high (100% to make up for the seasonal nature of hats, greater sales risk and packing costs...