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...fall of France had another important effect. The Germans seized certain French vessels which had been equipped with secret British anti-submarine devices, notably the supersonic detector called ASDIC. A study of this gear enabled the Germans to develop new tactics (TIME, March...
...test the hormone, Dr. Ivy and his workers operated on 30 dogs, cutting off a snip of their small intestine directly below the stomach, and tacking the stomach on again to the second section of the intestine. Such short-circuited dogs usually develop ulcers and die within a few months. Dr. Ivy gave ten of them injections of enterogastrone, three times a day, for seven months. Results: 16 of the untreated dogs (80%) developed ulcers; only one of the treated dogs (10%) was stricken...
...Great God Brown," written in 1925, was the first of pupil O'Neill's so-called psychological plays. It contrasts the dull but successful businessman with the brilliant, erratic artist. To help develop his characters, the playwright has them wear masks when they say conventional things, and take them off when they reveal their real thoughts...
Pollard said that he had received no orders concerning the trip's cancellation but that it was possible that world events may develop to cause some interference. Since the cruise does not start for almost two months, Pollard declined to discuss the possibilities of its cancellation. His only comments were to repeat that present plans included a cruise this summer...
...pace with which Franklin Roosevelt moved in 1940, each of these decisions would have taken a month to develop. But in 1941 they all took place in one week...