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Just what sort of future Nigeria actually has will largely depend upon the regal host of last week's durbar, the aristocratic Premier of the Northern Region, Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto. Since Nigeria is the most populous (35 million) of Britain's African territories, whoever becomes its first federal Prime Minister after independence is potentially the most important politician in Africa. And no one will have more to say about who that man will be than the Sardauna of Sokoto...
...Stewardesses. For fiscal 1959, MATS was directed by Congress to spend a minimum of $80 million on contracts to commercial carriers but actually spent only $69 million, 11% of its total budget. Hardest hit by MATS' competitive policy are the small all-cargo airlines, who depend on Government business, are part of the emergency air reserve counted on by the Government for war. Says William Gelfand, contract administrator for the Flying Tiger Line: "We don't say it is MATS' responsibility to keep any of us in business. But if the military is going to compete with...
...proposal, which was moved by Dean Bundy for the Committee on Educational Policy, was reportedly "rather vague," and it was indicated that the direction which the experiment takes will depend in large measure on the Faculty members who participate...
...asleep until she died," explained Dr. Millard. Many other M.D.s approved, and Methodist Weatherhead rallied to their cause. But, added Weatherhead, "it is not fair that the community should leave this responsibility to the merciful feelings of one doctor, or that a patient's escape from suffering should depend on one doctor's views." Instead, he recommended legislation so that "a patient suffering agonies of useless pain from an incurable disease could slip away in peace and dignity with the help of a government-appointed, medically qualified referee. I myself would be willing to give Holy Communion...
Equally surprising was the finding that the body's output and metabolism of these substances depend on how well the thyroid gland is functioning. This close relationship between two supposedly distinct systems had not been suspected. A significant item: the body's output of androsterone declines with advancing years. This may explain why some diseases increase in old age, and suggests a clue to ways of slowing them down...