Longevity Tales From Around the World
A 1934 era survey notes extreme ages and odd longevity feats. It cites a U S man famed to 160 with 11 wives, a Bulgarian woman with five husbands and 34 children, a Lucknow woman who bit five teeth this year, and an Indian believed aged 176 growing hair and teeth anew. It offers humorous maxims on health and Johnson’s quip that a long life may not be good but a good life is long enough.
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United States
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Lucknow
India
Denmark
Samuel Johnson
Ten Reasons To Enter in Retarded Children's Work
Cedar Rapids marks National Retarded Children's week with a 10 point plan by the Linn County Association for Retarded Children. The effort aims to educate the public about mental retardation and overcome stigma while funding a $6,500 budget and expanding services from scholarships for teachers to sheltered workshop employment and research in medical and educational fields.
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Gazette
Tom Merryman
Cedar Rapids
Taylor, Wilson
Cleveland
Harrison
Linn County Association
Blanche Presser
Abbie Lass
Presser
Taylor
Will Carthey
Linn County Association For
Erma Bunge
State Association
Linn County
Longevity Claims Across Populations Highlight Life Spans
The text discusses life expectancy in history and across nations, noting 1772 death, 1850 US life expectancy of 37, and current averages for American men and women. It cites Russia’s extreme longevity rumors, a 148 year old in Azerbaijan, and a Turk visiting the Black Sea region, illustrating varying claims on human lifespan.
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Azerbaijan
Cleveland
Ohio
C R Man To Speak At Tech Writers Meeting
Donald H. Green of Collins Radio Company Cedar Rapids will present a paper in New York City at a convention of technical writers and editors. He represents the Eastern Iowa chapter of the Association of Technical Writers and Editors meeting with the Society of Technical Writers. The paper titled An Integrated Publication Effort discusses benefits for electronic industry from a unified publications group. Green heads Collins publications handling proposals reports and handbooks.
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C.R. Man
Tech Writers
Donald H. Green
Collins Radio Company
Cedar Rapids
New York City
Green
Eastern
Iowa
The
Association of Technical
Collins Publications
Aged Colombian Not Alone Among Record Oldsters
Washington report notes a man claimed to be 167 from Colombia but U S medical authorities question the age suggesting he may be around 150. The piece highlights global claims of extreme longevity and discusses the difficulty of verifying such ages with little scientific method. Including references to Brazil Java Pakistan Egypt Denmark and a geriatric case of enslavement and escape.
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Washington
United States
Colombia
New York
Brazil
Java
Pakistan
Launch Drive To Aid Small Grocer
Chicago UPI A national effort to preserve corner groceries was unveiled by Independent Grocers' Alliance president Don R Grimes. He cited 115000 stores left between 1948 and 1954 with 90 percent of them small, announcing clinics nationwide to help small grocers develop their businesses.
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Chicago
Independent Grocers’ Alliance
Don R. Grimes
U.S
Boy Scout Drowns After Pool Accident In Carthage
Keith Dunn, 12, drowned at the YMCA pool in Carthage Missouri after his foot became caught between a filter pipe and the wall. He was swimming with 17 Boy Scout companions who tried desperately to free him before rescuers brought his head above water.
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Carthage
Keith Dunn
YMCA
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Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
New Zealand
England
Wales
Collins
Central Technical Institute
Kansas City
U.S. Air Force Training Command
White- Rodgers Electric
St. Louis
Donald H Green
Egypt
National Geographic Society
Appliance CO
2Nd Ave
10Th St. SE
Victor
Hermes
Olympia
Remington
Royal
Smith-Corona
Underwood
First Avenue
Eas
Penney
Parkas
Penney's Knit Fashion News
Orlon
Jean G
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Iowa-Illinois
Veterans
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