Word: sweden
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...researchers headed by Uppsala's Dr. Carl Gemzell have devised injections of gonad-stimulating hormones extracted from pituitary glands obtained at autopsy. In many cases, ten to 15 days of injections over a month or two induced ovulation, and the women bore one or more normal babies. In Sweden there were two sets of quads. While the Swedish research was progressing, an Italian endocrinologist, Dr. Pietro Donini, began extracting gonad-stimulating hormones from the urine of women who had passed the menopause. It takes three gallons of urine to produce enough of the extract, called Pergonal, for one injection...
...African countries, dates in Italy, France, and Sweden never came into each other's homes, even to meet parents. But in Germany and England, "dates always come into each other's houses, and are never 'hidden...
...Sweden and Denmark, Scandinavia's most prosperous nations, election results last week came as a jolt to the Socialists who have ruled both countries for decades. Though Swedes voted solidly for grandfatherly Premier Tage Erlander's Social Democrats, the big surprise of the election was a gain in Communist strength. The Reds not only added three extra seats to the five they already hold in the Riksdag's 233-member lower house; they were also the only party to increase their overall percentage of the popular vote...
...that more trouble lay ahead for the troubled regime. In Vienna last spring, a band of Baathist exiles met under the leadership of Brigadier Hardan Takriti, the former Baathist commander in chief of the Iraqi army, who this year was exiled to Europe as Iraq's Ambassador to Sweden. Vowed Takriti: "By the beard of the Prophet, I swear I will overthrow the traitor Aref...
...Scandinavian Airlines System, jointly owned by Denmark, Sweden and Norway, is a rare example of several countries cooperating in a single transport commercial enterprise. Before long, the world may have another example. Exploratory talks are now being held among representatives of Pakistan, Turkey and Iran about the possibility of establishing a joint three-nation air system similar to SAS. A final decision will be made within a year, and the decision is expected...