Word: zinc
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...There is no cure for diabetes, but it can be throttled by injections of insulin. "Straight"' insulin usually is taken three times a day, before each meal. Protamine zinc insulin, a slow-acting variant, is injected in a larger dose only once a day. (Scientists are working hard on an insulin preparation that can be taken by mouth, but so far have been unsuccessful.) Some doctors prefer to treat mild forms of the disease by restricting carbohydrates...
Latin America ships to the U.S. far more strategic materials than it wants back in finished goods. It provides the U.S. with 36% of its refined copper, wants back only about 6% of the U.S. supply. It furnishes 25% of U.S. zinc, wants 8%. Of lead it supplies 25%, wants 9%. It has been getting about one-fifth of its needs in these materials. It supplies the U.S. with raw aluminum, mercury, tungsten and antimony, but can get none back in manufactures...
This nine-way confusion was worse confounded when all nine agencies turned up in OPM's priorities division, each demanding copper, zinc, iron and steel. Certifier Palmer and Allocator Carmody also yelled contradictory advice in OPM's ear. Month ago, Palmer once more got the Presidential nod, was given certifying power over all defense housing priorities. Carmody, who sees no need for Palmer's job, would gladly take it over. Last July he told a House committee that the Coordinator's title was spelled "d-i-c-t-a-t-o-r." Last week he said...
Chief shortages are in copper (for wiring, plumbing), zinc (for galvanized tanks and pipes), iron & steel (for reinforcements, hardware, screens, heating equipment). In some districts, due chiefly to transport difficulties, there have been shortages of lumber, glass, cement. In Atlanta recently, a builder had to make a 40-mile trip to find nails. In Chicago, Contractor Charles Joern stopped taking new orders 30 days ago; John Lindop will give no guarantees of completion date, insists on an escape clause in all contracts. In San Francisco the Associated Homebuilders have contemplated a 75% curtailment...
...which would require too much steel or other scarce materials. Eastman's new facilities would have produced enough plastics to replace 6,000,000 lb. of stainless steel, 8,000,000 lb. of aluminum, 18,000,000 lb. of chrome nickel plated steel, 34,000,000 lb. of zinc. But they would have required both steel and stainless steel to build...