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There was no need to put anything in place of the removed meniscus; the knee would recover as the space filled up naturally with air and fluid. But in his examination of the joint, Dr. Nicholas found that a ligament had been pulled and stretched. To shorten and thereby tighten it, he doubled it back on itself and "plicated" (pleated) it with sutures. To be sure that there was nothing wrong with the outside of Namath's knee, where he had had pain, Dr. Nicholas made a second incision and took a careful look. It was in good shape...
Nurse Patterson's idea, to tighten and tone up physiognomies suffering from middle-age sag, is presented in Facial Isometrics. The $1 paperback is illustrated by the faces of a male and a female model who both look as if unspeakable tortures were being performed on their lower extremities. No wonder. The author's instructions urge practitioners...
...money. Though inventory buying in fear of a May 1 steel strike is increasing demand for commercial and other under-a-year loans, most bankers see little chance that short-term rates will rise any time soon. But a coming squeeze on bank profits could easily lead bankers to tighten up later in the year. After all, no one can indefinitely defy the economic laws of gravity by paying more for money and lending it for less...
...steel's deal turns out to be excessive, the Government will tighten up on spending, forgo more tax-cutting. But if the steel settlement turns out to be reasonable, the Government will be able to pump billions into the pocketbooks of U.S. consumers-probably by further tax cuts-without risking inflation. The Administration has a new flexibility in economic planning because the success of the '64 tax cut in spurring the economy without inflation has taken much of the burden off federal spending and monetary policy as the two main weapons the President must rely upon in coping...
...Britain's trading partners want, among other things, is more deflation to curb domestic spending. They feel that, in effect, the British have been living high on other people's money-the world's sterling deposits with Britain. As one economist put it, the British must "tighten their own belts instead of somebody else's"-even if it means "a little unemployment...