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...writing to the East African government of the clampdown on dollar oil, Britain's Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech Jones had added: "The Americans have, as expected, not gone beyond expressing regret" at the restrictions against dollar oil. That set things popping. Texas' oil-conscious Tom Connally, whose Foreign Relations Committee sits astride Britain's Marshall Plan aid, railed at this "British act of hostility to our economy." Connally bellowed for action...
...Creech Jones's blunder gave U.S. oilmen a momentary sense of triumph-at a time when they needed it badly. Even before the December announcement, British restrictions on dollar oil had cost U.S. companies 8% of their overseas sales. The embargo itself, effective next week, was intended to trim U.S. oil company sales 37%, from 13 million tons a year (97.5 million barrels) to 9,000,000. The Arabian American Oil Co., which had poured $350 million into developing its concession in Saudi Arabia and building its big modern refinery at Ras Tanura (see cut), already had been forced...
...short, tentative step toward the control of one kind of cancer was announced this week by Dr. Hugh J. Creech of Philadelphia's Institute for Cancer Research. The variety of cancer: sarcoma, a deadly form which involves the body's connective tissues. The medication: Polysaccharides (multiple sugars) produced by bacteria...
...work has taken several years because these polysaccharides normally have harmful effects on the patient. Also, after the first injection, the patient develops an immunity to them. Dr. Creech has gone far toward overcoming both difficulties. By treating the patient in advance (with injections rich in antibodies), he can safely give 50 times the normal dose, and later doses remain effective...
...Says Dr. Creech cautiously: "This is far from a cure for human cancer." But, he adds, the method is so promising that he is willing to work oh it, if necessary, for the next ten years...