Word: ultramodernism
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...France's withdrawal from Algeria. The Premier, who was still a prisoner of the French when the accord was drawn up, says vaguely that it needs to be revised, but simply ignores any of its provisions that seem inconvenient. Such gestures as his seizure of Algiers' ultramodern radio station, which the French planned to give to the nation, reflect the Premier's fear of being labeled a "neo-colonialist...
...institute's ultramodern equipment, Director John R. Green is proudest of the massive electron microscope. Magnifying 200,000 times, it can photograph bits of matter as small as a brain cell. "We can study changes in single cells in tumors and changes due to aging," says Dr. Green. "We see this machine as ten tons of hope...
...smallpox is endemic in Brazil; 2,644 cases were reported in 1960, and 1,411 in 1961. Near Laranjeiras the Orrs had visited a ranch where children were down with the pox, but nobody paid much heed or knew what kind.* By the time the Orrs got to bustling, ultramodern Sao Paulo, 400 miles away, James William Orr, 14, complained of fever and a sore throat. A local doctor diagnosed influenza and hopefully dosed him vith medicine. The feverish boy lay around Viracopos airport for hours before he flew, with 82 other travelers, on a Comet 4 jet to Idlewild...
...primitive conditions. The T-28s fly slowly (top speed: 346 m.p.h.) and low enough for pilots to sight and attack elusive guerrilla targets in the jungle. The transports can land on short, rough airstrios. The B-26s haul men, rockets and bombs, and ferret out enemy hide outs with ultramodern cameras...
...through modernization of their plants. At the American Iron & Steel Institute meeting in Manhattan fortnight ago, Pittsburgh Steel's President Allison R. Maxwell Jr. summed up the industry's complaints: "Prices must be high enough to build the markets of tomorrow. We need tremendous new investment in ultramodern facilities, and the money to finance this investment is ultimately derived from just one source-profits...