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...prints take about a minute to develop, one-twentieth the time required for conventional X rays; more important, they are far easier to read and interpret. In a series of 1,535 examinations performed during the past year, Martin uncovered 54 cancers. Thirteen of the cancers had been previously unsuspected, and all were detected before they had spread beyond the original site. Because of the promising results in Houston, hospitals in Chicago, Los Angeles and Detroit have ordered the new equipment and will soon be using xeroradiography to get an early warning of breast cancer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Early Warning System | 12/27/1971 | See Source »

...Harvard swimming team, taking firsts in ten out of thirteen events and setting school records in three, easily outclassed visiting Army. 77-36, on Saturday in the IAB. It was the first meet of the season for both squads...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swimmers Smash Army; Mitchell, Baughman Excel | 12/6/1971 | See Source »

...Thirteen Radcliffe seniors have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Phi Beta Elects 13 Radcliffe Seniors | 12/3/1971 | See Source »

...quiet meeting last night, thirteen members of SDS continued discussion on plans for a debate on the Herrnstein "IQ" article in the face of repeated refusals by administration spokesman and faculty to meet with them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SDS Continues Debate Plans | 12/2/1971 | See Source »

...pubescent skepticism to enthusiastically appreciate a play that strained even the breadth of adult tolerances. It certainly fit our attention spans much better than Dickens and, to be candid, we were not above its nihilism. But our liking for The Bald Soprano was not the product of our baser thirteen year old instincts. After a childhood of Dick and Jane and Landmark hero stories it was delightful to read lonesco. The nonsensical alliteration, the rapid non-sequitur of outrageous cliches and, most of all, the abandonment of oppressive logic was wonderful for our stunted Junior High School minds...

Author: By Whit Stillman, | Title: Present Past, Past Present | 11/24/1971 | See Source »

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