Word: making
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...back by "impenetrable ice packs," the men resigned themselves to more work. To ease the strain, the British Broadcasting Corp. beamed special news and entertainment programs their way. The best news came from Sir Miles, who radioed that when the polar summer came in December, the John Biscoe would make another attempt to break through; if it failed, the expedition could expect a pickup by plane...
Meanwhile, the Owenses and two Boston researchers, Dr. V. Everett Kinsey and Dr. Leona Zacharias, had worked out a theory. Premature babies cannot digest fats and so do not get a natural supply of the vitamins (A, D, K and E) found in butterfat. To make up for this, some hospitals give them the vitamins, especially A, in water. Hospitals which use this treatment, the Bostonians reported, have a higher R.L.F. rate than others...
...Arthur. He became a big-league manager (for the Pittsburgh Pirates) four years before Admiral Dewey sank the Spanish fleet at Manila. In his 49 years in Philadelphia he won nine pennants (the last in 1931) and five World Series, trained a roster of greats whose names still make old fans' eyes gleam-Rube Waddell, Chief Bender, Frank ("Home Run") Baker, Eddie Collins, Lefty Grove, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmy Foxx, Al Simmons...
...buildings, remodeling an old lodge into a modern residence hall. Girls were canning home-grown corn, washing & ironing, cooking and serving meals, doing secretarial work. They were the current citizens of the 54-year-old George "Junior Republic" at Freeville, N.Y., and though most of them were trying to make a second start in their young lives, all of them were there of their own free choice...
Crime & Punishment. George Junior Republicans make their own laws in monthly meetings where citizens over 15 years of age (who pay a $1.50 annual poll tax) are allowed to vote. The kids also run their own police force and courts, impose and enforce sentences. Last week, only four were serving sentences for misdemeanors. Sample sentences: for boys, extra work with pay confiscated; for girls, more work and no makeup...