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...Army at first stamped "psychoneurosis" on the discharged man's medical record. When the "pn" label scared off prospective employers, Dr. Will had the policy changed: after February 1945, the record of a man discharged for mental cause carried such whizzbang-medicalese -stunning but relatively harmless-as "conversion reactions," "somatization reactions," "anxiety reactions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Are You Always Worrying? | 10/25/1948 | See Source »

...pitchers' pen, the Yankees had only one good prewar model, big Spud Chandler, who could be counted on for heavy duty. But just when three ambitious rivals thought they had uncovered the Yankees' soft spot, the Yanks suddenly uncovered two whizzbang rookies- string-bean (6 ft. 2½) Clarence Marshall and deadpan Randy Gumpert -in spring training...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Yanks & the Cards | 4/22/1946 | See Source »

...dealers sold 13.3% more cars to customers than in July. But, overstocked, they had bought fewer from GM. Smaller companies also reported that August had shown a gain. Bulls were prone to say that the first half of August had been bad, that the gains resulted from a whizzbang finish which may carry into September. They took cheer from the knowledge that the average automobile bouncing along the highway today is four years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Around the Corner | 9/19/1932 | See Source »

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