Word: vet
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...South (where the worm larvae are carried by flies or mosquitoes), it afflicts many dogs. Caught soon after the animal begins to cough and wheeze, it can be treated with arsenical drugs. What interested Dr. Segal was the advanced cases, too far gone for drugs, which a vet drew to his attention...
...bricks, and two reporters aboard were injured. The provincial governor at Izmir (Smyrna) canceled a ball scheduled in Inonu's honor, and two theaters that had been hired by Republicans for mass meetings were padlocked by the building inspector as "unsafe." Just in case Inonu had not vet taken the hint, Turkey's Interior Minister, Namik Gedik, went on the air at week's end, warned that there would be "further trouble" if the old soldier persisted in his tour...
...hormones to make them super-ovulate. Formidable cost problems must be faced before the experimental process is commercially possible. Another big obstacle may turn out to be the purebred beef cattle associations. They already object to Prentice's selling a service of semen for $5 (plus a $5 vet's fee for injection). The associations say there is a danger slip-ups could blur purebred lines. The real reason, says Prentice, is that cattlemen want to preserve their market for high stud fees...
...Whatever Happened to the Veterans?" [Jan. 5]: an excellent article. If I hadn't been a G.I., I wouldn't be a Jesuit now. Our seminaries were crowded with vets after World War II. Last year saw our 100th vet ordained a priest; 1959 will see another 100 ordained...
...World War II and Korea transition go so smoothly? One key reason: the veterans found the way home paved with every comeback aid the nation could provide. The G.I. Bill of Rights and related laws offered what one vet calls a "bonus in advance," the most lavish assistance program in history (total Veterans Administration spending since 1946: $72 billion). Most important, the aid was given when and where it could help a man re-enter competitive society. U.S. Employment Service set up a nationwide job hunt. The VA guaranteed $50 billion worth of low-interest loans to help...