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...similar quantity of ethylene oxide, used in detergents and disinfectants, is turned out; mustard gas, World War I's most effective chemical killer, is easily derived from the compound. The latest nerve gases have close cousins in common organophosphorus pesticides; the U.S. produces nearly half of the worldwide output, which exceeds 130,000 tons per year...
...production. The best overall measure of the efficiency of management and workers is output per man-hour in the nation's factories and offices. Late last year, productivity in the private nonfarm area declined slightly and that aggravated inflation. Reason: when productivity falls while wages rise, businessmen have to increase prices to cover costs. Inefficiency is not only impinging on production but also on the actual span of life in the U.S. Inefficiencies in the medical system have contributed to a decline in the life expectancy of the average American at birth, from 70.8 years in 1967 to 70.4 years...
...choice is already being made. In auto plants, complains General Motors Chairman James Roche, absenteeism doubled during the 1960s, hurting production quality so badly that some G.M. output "is worse
...than no output at all." Chrysler President Virgil Boyd adds that "one of the biggest problems is Monday absenteeism?the fellow who works two weeks and decides to take a long weekend." Detroit's worst lemons are usually found among cars built on a Monday because they are often put together by inexperienced substitute workers and veterans nursing hangovers...
Canny in Court. By the end of last year, Gardner's 140 books had sold a total of 170 million copies in the U.S. Among fellow mystery writers, only Georges Simenon, the Belgian creator of the Inspector Maigret stories, surpassed Gardner in output or ranks with him in sales...