Word: weighting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...disagreement. By far the commonest cause of premature death is premature birth, the reason for which is usually unknown except in cases of maternal illness. Prematurity as now defined is not necessarily birth before an elapsed gestation time of 280 days but birth, at any time, with a weight of 5¼ Ib. or less. For preemies, the first 28 days are especially hazardous. To care for them, University of Louisville Pediatrician Billy Andrews has devised an incubator setup so complex that medical students call it his physiology lab. Andrews maintains an around-the-clock watch on the preemies...
...next four shows in the series, taped last spring at weekly intervals, resemble Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Returning members of the studio audience discuss their withdrawal symptoms ("It was a bath of fire," moaned one man) and other problems (weight gain, anxiety). They also hear testimonials from ex-smokers. In addition, to make his message more visual and urgent, Frederickson projects film of cancer-riddled lungs or of an emphysema patient who does not have enough breath to blow out a match. From time to time, a Laugh-In-style "crawl" message crosses the bottom of the TV screen with...
...times, compared to seven each for runners-up Harvard and Army. In last year's meet, the Eli's were picked to place no better then third, behind the Crimson and the Cadets, but outstanding performances in the running events, coupled with a Harvard-Army standoff in the weight events, allowed the Bulldogs to edge Army by one point...
...Crimson, while going into the meet with the best team record, 4-0, must do well in the weight and distance events to stay in contention for the championship. Yale, 4-2, is again expected to shine in the running events and has the potential to place in some of the field events, usually a weak spot for the Elis...
Army, which has lost to both Harvard and Yale this season, must rely on its all-around strength to keep it in contention. The Cadets will probably pose the greatest threat to the strong Crimson weight team, while Yale runners will offer the toughest challenge to Harvard's distance...