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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1976

Page

9

Male MDs Quit Smoking More Successfully by 1972

A Cancer Society study shows male physicians and dentists reduced smoking more than women from 1959 to 1972. Among 2,426 male doctors, 38.6 percent smoked in 1959 dropping to 19.5 percent. female physicians fell from 34.4 percent to 23.7 percent. Nurses mirrored female physicians, with 36 percent smoking in 1959 and 26 percent in 1972.

ST. Petersburg Fla American Cancer Society Lawrence Garfinkel Society Statistics Department Garfinkel

Quinlan Granted Guardianship Over Karen in New Jersey

New Jersey Supreme Court names Joseph Quinlan legal guardian of Karen Quinlan, allowing him to decide on removing her from life support with competent medical advice. Karen has been in a coma for nearly a year as reporters spoke with the Quinlans at their Mt. Arlington parish rectory.

Joseph Julia Quinlan Mt. Arlington N.J New Jersey Supreme Court Quinlan Karen Quinlan Karen

History professor disputes LSD theory of Salem witch trials

Professor Stephen Nissenbaum of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst questions a Science magazine theory that an ergot fungus in rye bread triggered the 1692 Salem witch trials. He notes only two households’ girls were affected and cites political tension and household conflicts as likely causes.

Boston UPI Stephen Nissenbaum University of Massachusetts At Amherst Salem Village Science Magazine University of California Psychology Nissenbaum Linda Capornel Samuel Parris Thomas Putnam, Jr Parris

Birthday Celebration for Anna Ohland at Brookhaven

Brooklyn honors Anna Ohland on her 100th birthday with an open house at Brookhaven nursing home on Sunday from 2 to 4. Ohland, who lived on a Poweshiek county farm and cared for family members, has resided in Brooklyn since 1966 and at Brookhaven since 1967.

Brooklyn Brookhaven Nursing Home Anna Ohland Miss Ohland Poweshiek County Brookhaven

Bridge Winners at YWCA Open Night

Winners from Wednesday at the YWCA include March south duo Mrs Charles Leipald and Rob Helm first and Mia Don King with Mrs FG Johnson second. Eastwest winners Bruno Rinas and Bill Dare first, Della Wolf and Keith Henson second. unit game set for 7 15 Wednesday. Nietzsche quote closes the brief.

YWCA Charles Leipald Rob Helm Mia Don King FG. Johnson Eastwest Bruno Rinas Bill Dare Della Wolf Keith Henson

Zoo Receives April Fool Calls

Buffalo zoo switchboard operator Lena Knuckols recalls April Fools Day brings a flood of calls about Mr. Bear, Mr. Lion and Mr. Fox. The joke spreads from one office to another, with a peak that day and about 30 calls daily afterward.

Buffalo, N.Y UPI Lena Knuckols Buffalo Zoo Mr. Bear Mr. Lion Mr. Fox Miss Knuckols

Presidential Children Team Up on Story

Susan Ford and Lynda Bird Johnson Robb interview Helen Taft Manning for Ladies' Home Journal about presidents' children. They visited Manning at Dr Manning's Havertown home then toured Bryn Mawr College, with most students and faculty unaware of the visit.

Bryn Mawr Susan Ford Lynda Bird Johnson Robb Helen Taft Manning William Howard Taft Ladies’ Home Journal Miss Ford Robb Dr. Manning Havertown Bryn Mawr College

Low Grocery Prices Too Good To Last

New York AP report finds that March 1976 price gains offset earlier savings in a 15-item market basket across 13 cities. Butter beef hot coffee rose while some items fell. overall March totals rose in eight cities and fell in four, with Miami unchanged. The year start showed overall declines. farmers costs influence retail prices, while farm price shifts hint at future trends.

New York Associated Press Miami Marketbasket Market Dallas

Lenten Speaker Links Feminine Power To God’s Love

Dr. David Polk of First Christian church spoke at the YWCA Lenten luncheon on power beyond brute strength. He called God’s power a feminist expression expressed through love, social persuasion, and peaceful leaders like Gandhi and Martin Luther King. He said love and patient persuasion transform negative experiences into positive forces. The speaker urged recognizing God’s strength in love as stronger than human power.

David Polk Polk First Christian Church God Dr. Polk Ghandi Martin Luther King

Ham a la King Is Versatile Dish

Ham a la King can be served over toasted muffins or biscuits, corn bread or sweet potatoes. It can be presented in pastry shells or potato baskets. Add water chestnuts to a sweet sour sauce with ham and serve over chow mein noodles or rice.

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