Word: think
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...telephone, the word came from Trainer Hirsch and Owner Bob Kleberg. The vet placed the bell-shaped horse gun on Air Lift's forehead, fired the shot.* The colt toppled over on his side. The stable hands who stood around could think of nothing much to say. They had seen horses die before-but few with as much promise as Air Lift...
Five to One. Last week, in the hospital's monthly publication, Talk, talk-conscious Dr. Greene talked about an old subject. It has been known for centuries that male stutterers far outnumber females (at the hospital the ratio is 5 to 1). But why? Some doctors think that it might be the difference between male and female sex chromosomes (which also influence vocal characteristics),* but they have never had any final proof...
...assure you that I have no prejudice ... I have no intention of attacking you ... or of attacking the Roman Catholic Church, but I shall, of course, continue to stand for the things in our Government which I think are right...
...Anyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe," she wrote, "will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people...
Insect Irruptions. Hoffmann & Linduska want no one to think that DDT is foolproof. If used incorrectly, they concede that it can cause major trouble Heavy doses (5 lbs. or more per acre) might poison birds and small mammals and cause insect "irruptions." Aphids (plant lice) sometimes multiply disastrously when too much DDT has killed too many of their natural. enemies. But careful observations made all over the U.S. show that moderate spraying with DDT has little or no effect on birds, reptiles or mammals-and successfully gets rid of the pests...