Word: tested
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Heard that the Armed Services Committee had agreed on a bill to coordinate and unify the direction of the armed forces. The bill carefully stipulated that the services were not to be merged. ¶ Chuckled over North Carolina's William Umstead, who suggested an old English test for D.C. drivers charged with drunken driving: "Not drunk is he who from the floor...
Manhattan's Memorial had podophyllin (an extract of mandrake root) on its research list; but through a laboratory accident some of the stuff prematurely got into test-tube cultures of cancerous and normal cells. It stopped the growth of the cancer cells, had no effect on the normal cells. Meanwhile, National Cancer Institute researchers tried podophyllin on mouse cancers, got comparable results...
...unfamiliar composition have taxed the ingenuity of the Administration from President Conant to the baby deans. Books, instructors, and room space have been in short supply. The effort to maintain high educational standards while serving the largest number of students in Harvard history has put the College to the test. And it has not been found wanting...
Tricky Craft. One leading test pilot has said flatly that helicopters are hard to fly. They have the basic advantage of being able to rise and descend vertically, avoiding the high-speed take-offs and landings which are the cause of many airplane accidents. But they have special hazards and problems of their own. There are four factors (thrust, weight, drag and lift) which must be kept in proper balance. A helicopter has two sticks controlling the main rotor. There are also the throttle and rudder pedals. All these must be managed with perfect coordination. A helicopter cannot be stalled...
...Advancement of Colored People, pleaded the case of Herman Marion Sweatt against the University of Texas (TIME, March 24). The case was now clearly not just another attempt to get "equal facilities" for Negroes, but a major legal assault on educational segregation. Both sides recognized it as the test for similar laws in 17 states...