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...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...
...meet "absolutely anybody" at Lady Molly's, including her cats, her "four principal dogs," and her monkey called Maisky (after the Soviet ambassador). "Not long ago Lord Amesbury looked in on his way to a Court ball, wearing knee breeches and the Garter. Lady Molly was giving the vet a meal she had cooked herself...
...about other outfits with each of 216 Medal of Honor holders, who came to see him in the White House's rose garden on Memorial Day before they all went out to the burial of the unknown servicemen from World War II and Korea. Meeting an aging vet from the Philippine Scouts, he said, "I served out there with them five years.'' Each time he saw an empty right sleeve hidden in a pocket, he reached for the warrior's left hand and held it firmly. One Medalist said, "It's my pleasure, Mr. President...