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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1964
Page
6
Four children set out from Chattanooga in a piggy bank financed 600 mile trip to St Petersburg Florida. Rain sent them to a muffler shop where police halted the journey with 597 miles remaining. The travelers are a 9 year old girl, her 6 year old brother and two 8 and 9 year old boys. Only the three boys had money.
The article notes that ordinary circulation of silver dollars has not been common in the eastern and middle western regions, indicating limited daily use outside those areas.
Harvard researchers Dr. Gene M. Smith and Dr. Henry K. Beecher reported at the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics convention that Bennies amphetamine boost stimulation but impair judgment. In tests with 78 MIT students, subjects overestimated correct answers after taking amphetamine, barbiturates, and even sugar pills, suggesting cognitive bias during medical treatment and potentially dangerous decision making.
Local notices summarize visits by Bob Bowman to Galesburg relatives, family gatherings, birthday celebrations, and weekend trips. Also noted is Pan American World Airways initiating the first regular U S to Europe passenger service on June 28 1939, marking a historic aviation milestone.
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