Word: suffering
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...clearly opposes suicide but, just as clearly, Mrs. Martinez's treatment seemed as bad as her disease. "I can't decide whether she should live or die; that's up to God," said the judge. But, he added, "a person has a right not to suffer pain. A person has the right to live or die in dignity." With a somewhat calculated indirection, he therefore ruled that Mrs. Martinez could not be forced to accept any treatment that was painful...
Though no one has ever tallied the exact number, millions of people-probably one out of every ten-suffer at various times from cold sores. Produced by the herpes simplex virus, the unsightly sores appear on the lips, around the eyes or even on the genitals, and can cause swelling and considerable discomfort before they run their two-week course and disappear. Doctors have been able to do little for most cold-sore sufferers except minimize their discomfort with soothing medications. But now a team of dermatologists at the Baylor University College of Medicine in Houston has developed a treatment...
...disease caused by inhaling coal dust. Asbestos workers are known to develop cancer from breathing in asbestos particles. Now an outbreak of heart disease in a Wisconsin ammunition plant has brought out the fact that workers who handle nitroglycerin can develop a dangerous dependency on it. They can suffer heart pains and even death when denied exposure to the explosive...
Full Velocity. Two-Lane Blacktop does suffer from a certain overfamiliarity. After Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces and their sundry imitators, the American highway as a metaphor has become a pretty well-traveled route. But Two-Lane Blacktop is full of its own surprises. Rock Stars James Taylor and Dennis Wilson are fine as the Driver and the Mechanic: Taylor's gaunt face and haunted eyes and Wilson's strong, oblique presence suit Hellman's purposes perfectly...
Despite the loss of potential jobs and tax revenue that more heavy industry would bring in, Delaware will probably not suffer much from the ban. The state has long attracted industry with its favorable corporation laws and its lack of a sales tax; now it also virtually guarantees a pleasant quality of life. As a result, Delaware may actually entice more corporate headquarters and light industry than ever before. Sums up Governor Peterson: "We can afford to be selective...