Word: metal
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...surgeons performed a delicate fusion of spinal disks. Slow to heal and set back by relapses that were complicated by the adrenal shortage, his condition became so grave that his family was summoned to his bedside. He had a third spinal operation the following February to remove a metal plate. Last rites were administered. But this time, after two weeks abed, recovery was rapid. Total time spent in the hospital or convalescing: seven months. Today, the only vestige of the spinal problem is that he still sleeps on a board, wears a light corset. Last week, at Kennedy...
Denmark has such need for labor for essential construction projects that the government has banned private building. Sweden had 11,400 job opportunities waiting for metal workers in May, 5,000 more than a year ago. In France, De Gaulle's massive attempt to move industries into the provinces ran into the resistance of French workers loath to move to new areas. A precision-products manufacturer in Colmar complained: "We scoured eastern France for people, and we know they just don't exist...
Reverse Pump. The most widely accepted model, developed by Sweden's Dr. Tage Malmstrom, consists of a metal cup with a rubber hose (part of which serves as a handle) leading to an ordinary bicycle pump with a reverse valve so that it pumps air out instead of in. Drs. James A. Chalmers and Roger J. Fothergill, in the British Medical Journal, report use of the gadget in 100 cases at Worcester. The metal cup is inserted in the opening of the birth canal and applied to the baby's skull. Pressure is reduced to half an atmosphere...
...erasers." Vedova uses white splotches on black backgrounds to create a canvas of garish, swirling effects, which he sweepingly titles Image of Time 1959, Tyranny 1960. ¶ Italy's Pietro Consagra, 39, who uses acetylene torches, electric drills, wrenches and vises to turn out large, dugout slabs of metal that look like negative prints of abstract bas-reliefs. Two almost identical pieces bear the titles Colloquy with Wife and Colloquy without Wife; the other nine Consagras are also called Colloquies. (Those who know him say that Consagra is a silent...
Automatic Door Bottom. A gadget that automatically shuts off under-door drafts, dust and noise was put on sale by Minneapolis' Reese Metal Weatherstrip Co. Easily fitted onto wooden doors, the device has a torsion spring that automatically retracts a felt-edged aluminum bar when the door opens, allowing the door to swing freely over carpets or rugs, then forces the bar snugly against the threshold when it closes. Price: $2.75 to $3.45, depending on size and color...