Word: smaller
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...VIPs had suffered any ill effects; neither did human volunteers who ate the foods for short periods. But experimental animals put on a long-term diet of irradiated foods had shown some alarming symptoms. Rats developed abnormal eyes, or bled, or died before their time. Bitches bore smaller-than-normal litters. Mice developed enlarged left auricles in their hearts, which interfered with their breathing and sometimes burst...
...mankind's enemies, the tiniest and most elusive may also be the toughest : viruses. Despite recent breakthroughs, such as development of vaccines against polio, viruses still cause an immense amount of disease. There are no cures or even effective treatments for illnesses brought on by the smaller, typical viruses. These facts were emphasized last week as the American Public Health Association convened in Atlantic City, with a generous sprinkling of foreign experts to sound the keynote, "Public Health Is One World...
...freshman squad, the best in the Ivy League, will lead the Quakers' down-the-field drives. Captain John Jerbasi is a fine center halfback, and giant Bob Trigg will give out a few bruises at his fullback post. The entire Penn squad is big, fast, and strong, and the smaller varsity will have to hustle...
...American, TWA and a large group of farsighted smaller lines argued for the abolition of the tourist fare and adoption of new worldwide economy fares 12% to 15% below the present minimum rates. Such a "two-tier" fare system was blocked by Britain's big BOAC, which fought for a "three-tier" system (economy, tourist, first class) with the lowest fares pegged as much as 20% below tourist rates. Other lines felt that fare schedules are already complex enough, gave the British plan no support. Ranged against any immediate fare cut were some of the small national flag airlines...
...Spaniards and British had about 200 vessels between them, and no one really knew how to maneuver such numbers of warships, nor had anyone foreseen the length of the running battle (nine days) and the amount of ammunition needed. Another unpredictable-factor was the newly designed British ships, smaller and faster than the traditional men-of-war; with them, the British hoped to abandon the old tactics of close fighting and grappling, instead intended to stand off and demolish the Spanish ships with long guns. This plan did not work; gunnery was so imprecise that no captain knew whether...