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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1956
Page
4
A safety feature series from Shell Oil and NYU researchers warns perfect sight does not guarantee safe driving. The article recounts incidents where drivers with 20/20 vision failed to notice hazards, underscoring continuous attention and mind focus as essential for road safety.
A Houston report discusses a new method to measure building blocks of living matter and its clues on how anti leukemia drugs work. Scientist Jorge Anpera reports techniques for nucleic acids and proteins, suggesting nitrogen mustard affects nucleic acid metabolism and may influence cancer treatment efficacy.
An automotive engineer from Ame Chairma an Motors Ingingers, praised safe driving and traffic rule observance as the surest path to improved fuel economy and lower operating costs. He cited practical techniques for the average driver and emphasized courtesy on the road.
CHICAGO UP medical authorities studied several puzzling factors in the worst polio outbreak. They noted the salty arrival of the disease the youthfulness of the affected age group and the higher casualty rate among the poor. The city board of health reported 14 new cases in a 2 hour period bringing the year total to 226 with six in the West Side where nearly half the cases have been reported. Five people have died. An official of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis asked the Red Cross for nurses to help handle rising patients as Cook County and state nursing resources are exhausted.
In San Francisco a new safety device helps blind pedestrians cross downtown streets. A recently installed crosswalk light at a busy corner emits audible signals and bell tones to indicate when traffic is flowing, aiding east and west crossings toward the ferry landing near San Francisco Bay.
A dense compiled schedule lists daily programs across channels with times for Roy Rogers Gordon McRae News Weather and various shows. Includes morning, afternoon, and late-night blocks featuring News Weather Tonight NBC Matinee Queen For A Day Today and classic serials and dramas with multiple actors and theater programs.
Dallas up report shows farmers and ranchers along Texas and Pacific Railway lines seeking new profitable crops or livestock to replace cotton wheat peanuts and rice. Many shift to toro and varied crops, others move to large scale commercial vegetables with hopes for better markets. Some take part time farming with dual industrial employment. A converted Navy landing ship began carrying loaded truck trailers between Florida and Puerto Rico in June.
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