Ocean Floor Movement Shown by Deep Sea Drilling
New York scientists Bruce Heezen and Ian MacGregor report that the oldest Pacific rock, drilled 800 miles southeast of Tokyo, shows the ocean floor moved northwestward over 125 million years. They estimate Pacific floor under Asia sinks at about four inches per year.
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Bruce C. Heezen
Columbia University
Lamont - Doherty Geological Observatory
Ian D. MacGregor
University of California At Davis
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New Hospital Diets Tailor Meals To Ethnic Groups In City
New York City’s 18 municipal hospitals adopt a plan to tailor patient menus by ethnic background. The study Diets That Suit the New York Scene outlines options from bagels and lox to grits and okra for diverse patients, starting with outpatients and extending to inpatients where feasible.
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Charlotte Scotti
The
Health and Hospital Corporation
New York Hospital
Tiny Hero Ship Braving Antarctic Waters
The 700 ton U S research vessel Hero, commanded by Capt Franklin P Liberty, ends a three year Antarctic voyage. Owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by Hydrospace Corp the ship serves scientists worldwide. It carries three laboratories a deep freeze and sterilization gear and has hosted researchers from France Germany Canada Chile and Argentina. Liberty notes uncharted seas strong tides and icebergs as hazards while crew and scientists pursue biology ocean floor sampling seals and glaciology.
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Japan Looks Toward Chinese Medicine Revival
Japan plans formal government research into Chinese medicine for the first time in almost a century as reports from China tout acupuncture and herbs. A Taiwan born expert in Osaka says Chinese remedies aid chronic illnesses with fewer side effects, while most herbs reach Japan from China and Southeast Asia.
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Japan
Tsai Chung Chieh
Osaka
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