Word: vital
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Broadened the definition of "national security" to include "economic welfare," making it possible for just about any industry, even makers of beer mugs or rhinestones, to claim that its profit position is vital to the U.S.'s security...
...final ruling before Central High reopens in September, the N.A.A.C.P. had carried its case straight to Washington without waiting for a Court of Appeals decision. Supreme Court policy, seldom breached, is to refrain from reviewing lower-court decisions until the Court of Appeals has its say. But recognizing the "vital importance of the time element," the Supreme Court urged the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (St. Louis) to "act upon the applications for a stay or the appeal in ample time to permit arrangements to be made for the next school year...
...findings: he had a tumor on his pituitary gland; evidently it had boosted the gland's output of growth hormone to a fantastic level, while suppressing its output of three other vital master hormones which govern the adrenal glands, the thyroid and the sex glands...
...Shimizu gave Yoshimitsu generous injections (up to 30 mg. a day) of testosterone and other hormones for almost a year to slow his growth and help build his strength. Last March Dr. Shimizu performed a drastic operation. He opened Yoshimitsu's skull across the forehead and probed past vital brain substance to get at the deep-hidden, almost inaccessible pituitary. Then he removed the tumor...
...role as examiner-and judge-of thousands of defense contractors annually, the Government's Renegotiation Board since 1952 has ruled that the suppliers have made some $700 million in "excessive profits." In doing so, say businessmen, it has seriously hampered effective procurement and demoralized large segments of vital industry...