Word: trained
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...rallying cry of black power, partly because of the white man's ineptitude and uncertainty in meeting the Negro's legitimate needs, there is hardly a major city in the U.S. that does not live with the fear of turmoil in the streets. Last week the train of death and destruction slashed deep scars in Cleveland, where Mayor Ralph Locher had ignored persistent warnings of Negro unrest, and scratched New York City, where Mayor John Lindsay had set a notable pattern of personal concern for ghetto residents...
...Mine Ills. The basic idea, says Dr. Silver, is to train a well-qualified nurse to diagnose and treat run-of-the-mine complaints, give vaccines, check sight and hearing, and recognize troubles serious enough to demand a doctor's attention. "She doesn't have to know the specific difficulty," says Silver. "She simply has to know enough to say to herself, 'Oh-oh, I've listened to 3,000 hearts, and this one isn't right. This one is for the doctor...
...steady flow of banter and favors. Taking note of their sweaty condition, she announced: "On the theory that the press that bathes together stays together, we have reserved three rooms, baths, and showers and 150 towels at the Duval Hotel in Tallahassee tonight." To reporters who missed the train, she offered a tip, "In case you do get left, look for the advance man. See if he can work out your transportation to a nearby town. If he can't, just take out residence, register and vote...
Medical researchers have tried for years to train laboratory animals to smoke. And as if in testament to the animals' innate wisdom, the training always failed. It did, that is, until Dr. Oscar Auerbach, a pathologist at the East Orange, N.J., Veterans Administration Hospital, finally found a way to force the habit. In relentless pursuit of a sure link between lung damage and smoking, Dr. Auerbach turned on man's best friend, specifically the trusting little beagle...
...forth through the crowd, small groups settled in the grass close to the steps of Widener, stalks broken by the wind. One group was a choir of southern accents; to an ear usually stung by New England dipthongs, it was like hearing a debate between very courteous, very distant train whistles...