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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1959
Page
8
An article cites Houdini’s breath control as a model for athletes like Jerry L. to extend breath-hold times. It explains rapid deep breathing to stock oxygen, and a belly air technique involving belching to access stomach air, claiming practical gains for endurance events such as the mile, 440-yard crawl, and 200-yard butterfly.
Humboldt residents carry on with visitors and relocations as Margaret Rabas begins special education work at Boys Industrial School in Topeka. Local figures including Flores siblings, Sister Mary Catherine RSN, and Womack family members are noted in a flurry of visits, returns from Kansas City and Ottawa trips, and family greetings.
The passage describes a sequence to extend breath holding using deep inhalation, a rest period, then 12 deep breaths held with mouth and nose closed. After about 45 seconds a belching and swallowing maneuver is attempted with closed mouth, aiming for about two minutes to gain time if submerged.
Local notes show the Courant family recently moved from Topeka to Bartlesville. Various visitors arrive for short stays including Mrs. J. W. Wellcome of Pleasant Hill Mo and relatives of Mrs. Flynn. Local sports and church news include Eddie Schoonover’s recovery and Rev. Gene Taylor’s vacation. American Telephone & Telegraph tops NYSE stockholders list with 1,600,000 shares in 1958. General Motors holds 680,000.
Fleet Adm. William F. Halsey, famed forPacific battles, died at 76 while vacationing at Fishers Island New York. President Eisenhower mourned a warm personal friend and a great natural leader, noting his vital Pacific campaigns and naval legacy. MacArthur called him one of our greatest admirals and a key figure in victory over Japan. Born in Elizabeth New Jersey, Halsey entered Annapolis and earned a reputation as a tough leader and football fullback.
Admiral William F. Halsey describes the early war era as frightening yet determined, noting his 3rd Fleet's bold Pacific push from Guadalcanal to Tokyo. He cites a ruthless motto and details major 1945 results including thousands of enemy planes and ships, followed by his surviving widow and two children.
Marie Sklodowska Curie, born November 7 1867 in Warsaw Poland, became famed for discovering radium and later shaping radioactivity research. Her maiden name was Marie Sklodowska before marriage.
New Boston New Hampshire AP reports Air Force Captain Russell Nelson 27 of Big Spring Texas died after his parachute failed to open following a fuel shortage incident. He parachuted from a jet and was found dead Saturday.
The last of the 28 ship Navy task force for Operation Inland Seas passed through the St. Lawrence Seaway. The submarine Torsk cleared the U.S. locks Saturday.
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