Moderate leisure activity lowers heart attack risk in high risk men
Chicago AP reports researchers find that about three quarters of an hour daily of yardwork and home repairs reduces coronary death risk by more than one third in middle aged men with high cholesterol, hypertension, or smoking. The study of 12,138 men shows modest activity offers optimal protection with diminishing returns from longer or tougher exercise.
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Chicago
Arthur S. Leon
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota
U.S
Sunny and cold with 46 degree high today
Ac cu-Weather reports a sunny day with a high near 46 degrees followed by a mostly clear and cold night with a low around 28.
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Accu-Weather
Man offers himself as husband for bank account prize
Bob Whittaker a Princeton WWII veteran announced on November 6 1948 he would marry any American woman who would open a bank account worth 99000 in his name and name him as beneficiary.
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Bob Whittaker
Princeton
United States
Index A Nation World Editorials Sports A6 B Region Comics
A compact newspaper index listing sections and page ranges for Nation World editorials sports region weekend comics and classified notices. Provides navigation cues without articles or full text.
Fires Burn 75000 Acres in West Virginia Heat
Fire crews faced extreme dryness and high winds as 75 000 acres burned across West Virginia on Thursday night. The blazes caused at least 12 million dollars in damage and prompted calls to close forests. Fifty fresh fires were reported in three districts, with Pinnacle and Arista mountains both affected.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Bill Gillespie
West Virginia National Guard
Pinnacle
Arista Mountains
Matoaka
Bluewell
Bramwell
Green Valley
Arista Mountain
Pinnacle Mountain
Group opposes nuclear dump in McDowell or Wyoming counties
Princeton meeting draws opponents of a proposed nuclear waste depository. Andrew Maier, president of Save Our Mountains, warns West Virginia could become the world’s largest permanent waste dump as the DOE shows interest. Local residents press for alternatives and safeguards.
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Princeton
McDowell
Wyoming
West Virginia
Andrew Maier
Save Our Mountains Citizens Group
U.S
Department of Energy
Ginsburg admits past marijuana use in 1960s 70s
Supreme Court nominee Douglas H. Ginsburg acknowledged using marijuana once in the 1960s and on a few occasions in the 1970s, calling it a mistake. President Reagan and Attorney General Meese voiced support, while Senate Republican Leader Dole neither supported nor opposed him, and Grassley urged respect for the law amid the controversy.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Douglas H. Ginsburg
Reagan
Edwin Meese III
Ginsburg
Senate
Bob Dole
Charles Grassley Rrown
Judiciary Committee
Banks Cut Prime Rate Amid Market Turmoil
Major U.S. banks reduced the prime lending rate to 8.75 percent as overseas central banks followed with cuts to ease the economic crisis from the stock market collapse. Citibank and Chase Manhattan announced the move first, with others joining quickly, while Bush administration officials urged lower rates to prevent recession, despite a plunging dollar on foreign exchanges.
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New York
U.S
Wall Street
London
Citibank
Chase Manhattan Bank
Britain
Promp
Washington
Reagan
United States
Federal Reserve
Treasury
James Baker
White House
Baker
Wall Street Journal
Gas tax hike proposed by West Virginia official
State Highways Commissioner William Ritchie urged a nickel per gallon increase in the gasoline tax to fund highway construction and bridge replacement next year. He presented the plan to Finance Commissioner John McCuskey, who will bring it to Gov. Arch Moore Jr. and the Legislature in January.
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Charleston
William Ritchie
Ritchie
John McCuskey
Arch Moore Jr
McCuskey
Moore
House
Senate
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