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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1947
Page
11
An editorial notes Perth Science Congress highlights Western Australians respected beyond the state. It laments loss of top scientists to other states and urges proper appreciation to keep them and their age culture contributions local, stressing the need to secure conditions for retention.
British scientists form a group to extend human life to 100 years and beyond led by Sir Robert Robinson and Dr. Julian Huxley. Dr. Vladimir Korenchevsky heads Britain's first Gerontology unit and argues aging is preventable. Studies on rats and pigs link organ decline to senility and aim to add life to years through international collaboration.
At Columbia Presbyterian Medical Centre researchers rear thousands of mice in a high rise lab to study a milk produced by dairy like cages. They aim to identify a virus in mouse milk that could trigger breast cancer, a finding they think mirrors human disease.
Meldon Bellshee tells police he was assaulted and robbed at a doorway by a powerful woman in Philadelphia. Investigators are reviewing the claim and seeking details to identify the suspect.
In Long Beach California police seek two elderly women driving an electric mobility chair who struck and killed a 73 year old woman on a footpath. The incident prompted a fatality investigation and public safety alert.
In Palermo Sicily street cleaners who were denied a wage boost toured the town redistributing the garbage they had collected the prior day to highlight pay inequity.
A playful verse extols the vigor of little children who love to laugh and play. It notes that while fitness benefits all as they grow, coughs and colds may still strike, praising the remedy called Great Peppermint Cure.
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