Long Sleep Linked to Higher Death Rates from Stroke and Heart Disease
A study of hundreds of thousands finds higher death rates from strokes and coronary heart disease among people who sleep 9 to 10 hours nightly. For men 50 to 59, stroke deaths are 286 percent higher than those sleeping 7 hours. The research by Dr. E Cuyler Hammond spans 1959 to 1960 and notes diet and smoking as related factors, with varying impacts by age and sex.
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New York
E. Cuyler Hammond
American Cancer Society
Albany
N.Y., Medical College
Hammond
Cancer Society
Framingham
Mass
State Board Defends Great Plains School District Study
The Iowa State Board rejects charges of bypassing the people over the Great Plains School District Organizational Project. Officials say the study aims to optimize district size, considering travel time and bus burden, with a two year federal backing and input from Northwest Iowa residents.
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DES Moines
State Board of Public Instruction
Iowa
Great Plains
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Ortman
Smith
Two Fallout Shelters Approved in Blairstown OK
Civil Defense Director Emmett Kelly confirms two public fallout shelters in Blairstown. St. John’s Catholic church basement will shelter 225 people with a two week supply. Benton County State Bank basement will shelter 50 people. stock date pending. Existing shelters include the courthouse and post office in Vinton. Benton County has 2900 residents relying on public shelters.
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Blairstown
Emmett Kelly
St. John’s Catholic Church
Benton County State Bank
Benton County
Vinton
Gladys Veers West sparing Tampa Bay area from worst
Hurricane Gladys shifts west then north over the Gulf saving Tampa Bay area from major damage. Forecasters expect movement toward north Florida. Cuba reports one death and widespread cane-field damage as the storm weakens.
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Miami
Gulf of Mexico
Tampa Bay
Florida
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Bay Area
Robert Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Gladys
Simpson
Cuba
Florida Keys
Naples
Keys
National Weather Service
Linn Resigns as Monticello Mayor
Monticello mayor Leslie L. Linn submitted his resignation to the city council. He cited a communication gap and a split council as reasons, saying the move is in the town’s best interests. The council has not acted on the resignation or named a successor.
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Monticello
UPI
Leslie L. Linn
Linn
Oxford Junction Services For John Peckosh
Oxford Junction mourns John Michael Peckosh 25 after a fatal New Orleans auto crash. Graveside services set Friday in Mayflower Cemetery. Friends may call Hayden Funeral Home Thursday night.
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Oxford Junction
John Michael Peckosh
Lumir Peckosh
Cresco
New Orleans
Mayflower Cemetery
Hayden Funeral Home
Cedar Rapids School Board Eyeing Professional Negotiations Bill
At a Wednesday meeting Cedar Rapids board president Ernest Pence reported progress on drafting a professional negotiations bill for the 1971 state legislature. The reorganization discussed aims to shape how negotiations are conducted between districts and staff.
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Cedar Rapids
State Department of Public Instruction
Great Plains
Iowa
Richard Smith
State Department
Iowa Assn. of
Harding Junior High
Ernest Pence
Homebuilders Elect Officers in Cedar Rapids
Francis B. Friedl president of Friedl Construction Co. was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Homebuilders Association at a Wednesday meeting at the Elks club. He had served as president before in 1955. Waldo Berger of Bergers Construction Co. was chosen vice president, Leo Wilson of Perpetual Savings and Loan treasurer, and Robert Levi of Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co. secretary.
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Francis B. Friedl
Fried] Construction Co., Inc
Cedar Rapids
Waldo Berger
Bergers Construction Co
Leo Wilson
Perpetual Savings and Loan
Robert Levi
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Evansdale man dies in highway 20 crash
Donald L. Wick aged 32 of Evansdale was killed when his car skidded on a curve on highway 20 about five miles east of Waterloo.
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Waterloo
Donald L. Wick
Evansdale
Highway 20
Here
Johnson Nixon Humphrey Dinner Share Warmer Jokes
President Johnson hosted a Waldorf dinner with Nixon and Humphrey as it closed the 1960s political year. Johnson teased Nixon about Resurrection City while poking fun at past races and McCarthy’s desert retreat. Humphrey praised the president as Johnson joked about retirement.
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Johnson
Nixon
Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Waldorf
Farley
Juveniles Accused of Stealing Auto
Two 16 year old Cedar Rapids boys were charged with larceny of a motor vehicle after authorities found them in Buster Davies car on Wilson avenue SW. Davies reported the theft between 8:15 and 8:45 p.m. The youths were stopped and turned over to police and released to their parents with cases referred to the probation office.
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Cedar Rapids
Buster Davies
Twenty-first Avenue
Davies
Wilson Avenue
Probation Office
Homecoming at Coe Includes Parade and Football
Coe college plans a full homecoming weekend with a 12 45 pm parade from the campus to Kingston stadium for a 1 30 pm football game against Cornell. Activities include a queen crowning, alumni convocation, bonfire, pep rally, mixer, Victory Bell event, coffee, and a 9 pm Tequila Brass dance in the Armory Ballroom.
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College
Kingston Stadium
Coe
Cornell
Sinclair Auditorium
Coe Gymnasium
Gage Memorial Union
Tequila Brass
St. Louis
Armar
Court Orders Longshoremen Back To Work
A federal judge imposed an 80 day cooling off period to halt a coastwide longshoremen strike from Maine to Texas. The order keeps about 75 000 workers on the job through December 20 after a two day strike followed by a partial return to work. The dispute centers on job security under containerization and wage guarantees versus dock to dock job shifting.
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New York
Maine
Texas
Sylvester Ryan
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