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...desks of Congress were already piled high with urgent and important legislation. Then President Truman added his foreign-policy message to the stack. At first, Congressmen were rocked on their heels by the historic responsibility thrust at them. When the shock wore off, they looked at their calendars to see how they could meet the March 31 deadline for aid to Greece and Turkey...
Romantic readers who anticipate a cozy, escapist time-killer are in for a shock: The Mind and Heart of Love is prickly with erudition. But laymen who tackle it will find it a rewarding exercise...
Others had. One outspoken Briton in Washington viewed with impatience the shock which followed London's note. He said: "You had your men in Greece. They have been sending you reports and figures. By now you should have made up your minds. When will you at last abandon your gabble about pulling British chestnuts out of the fire? To hell with the British. Forget the British. Can't you finally understand that this is your problem...
Lina Stern's specialty is the physiology of the brain and central nervous system. U.S. doctors who have studied her solid, imaginative work agree that her discoveries may well be a milestone in the treatment of shock, tetanus, high blood pressure and many other disorders involving the central nervous system. Her method differs in technique and purpose from intraspinal injections used...
Into the Nerves. Might a brain injection of this solution revive a dying patient with low blood pressure, weak pulse and feeble breathing? During World War II, Dr. Stern gave brain injections to shock victims given up for dead. The treatment was a dramatic success: of the first 383 "hopeless" cases, 302 recovered. By war's end, the treatment was standard in many Soviet hospitals...