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After a final five-and-a-half-hour wrangle between Argentina's waspish Eusebio Gomez, and the U.S.'s bland Carl Bernhardt Spaeth, Argentina's amendment was rejected (only Chile abstaining). With what grace it could, Argentina asked that its "reservations" be noted...
...Chief cause of ulcers is excess production of hydrochloric acid, which erodes the lining of the stomach. (This abnormal flow of acid is usually produced by constant worrying, emotional upsets.) Standard medical treatment for ulcers consists of many small meals of bland, semiliquid foods based on milk & cream. Thus the stomach, frequently filled, has small chance to consume itself, and the ulcer, like other sores, gradually heals. But this treatment, said Dr. Winkelstein, does not go far enough. Between meals the acid continues its destructive work, especially at night, time of greatest acid flow in ulcer patients...
...least three weeks, are given no food, only constant drip treatment of three quarts of milk daily. Those who cannot tolerate milk are given a mild solution of aluminum hydroxide or phosphate gel. Once the ulcers start to heal, patients can have three good-sized bland meals a day, must use the drip for an hour after each meal, continue it until an hour before the next. They must keep the drip tube in their stomachs all night for many months...
...normal" has been given up entirely and in place of it there have been substituted certain simple classification groups. The participants are divided into three categories, A, B, and C. "A" men are those with no flaws and very sound personalities, but may range from strong dynamic men to bland colorless individuals. Men with minor flaws are placed in the B class, while those with rather definite handicaps, both mental and physical, are designated as "C". All are considered "normal". The subjects also fit into certain groups of personality traits such as "strong basic", "weak basic", "Pragmatic", "idealistic...
Last week the situation was made worse by the arrival of bland May weather bringing smooth Atlantic seas. It was ideal for Axis U-boatmen, who could spot the smoke smudges of their quarry a long way off, and fire their tin fish with accuracy when they closed for the kill. The menace of the submarine in U.S. waters was likely to get more serious before it was liquidated...