Word: test
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...Chiang's Formosa is not a major power. The carrier Communist China is allowed into the U.N., the more favorable are that body's chances for success, particularly in dealing with the difficult situations in Formosa and Korea. The occupation, rehabilitation, and administration of Korea will be a major test, and the whole value of the Korean expedition in the eyes of Asia will depend on how well the U.N. can handle the ambitious Syngman Rhee and the equally ambitious General MacArthur. The disposition of Formosa and tension in Europe will provide other problems best solved collectively...
...technique has any merit, the editors will probably soon have the chance to test it. Already, their plan was under attack in Argentina's pro-Perón press, which called the editors "journalistic gangsters" in the service of the U.S. Government...
Farmers are paid for milk according to its butterfat content. Dairies use a complicated test in which they spike a milk sample with sulphuric acid and then centrifuge the solution three times. The acid and the heat induced by its action break down the heavy non-fat molecules. By centrifuging, the fat globules are forced to the top where they can be measured...
...about a new and simpler process. Dr. Schain uses a specially prepared solution, containing two detergents. He claims that the detergents quickly dissolve all but the butterfat, which then floats to the top. Farmers may soon be able to check the dairies' fat readings with Schain's test without the danger of corroding their sinks and charring their hands with acid. What's more, says Dr. Schain, the farmer's wife may use the same detergent solution to wash the windows...
...local draft boards, may request postponement of induction until the end of the academic year. Draft boards must grant such a postponement. At the expiration of the postponement period, such students are automatically called into service. There will be no second physical examination at that time, merely a screening test...