Left-Handed Share of Population and Quick Life Facts
A New York AP item surveys left-handedness among about 300 million people and lists famous lefties like Alexander the Great Leonardo da Vinci and Benjamin Franklin. It notes U.S. mint scales precision and smokers statistics, plus various health and culture tidbits from dreams to folklore and Napoleon quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alexander the Great
Leonardo da Vinci
Benjamin Franklin
U.S
Body Shrinkage with Age and Bladder Concerns
Dear reader asks why the body shrinks with age and about a bladder control issue. Doctor explains weight loss and reduced muscle tone cause shrinkage, notes height can appear to fall from stooping, and discusses stress incontinence and possible gynecologic or urologic causes and treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. D
Casals Celebrates 2nd Birthday With Mass and Music
In San Juan Pablo Casals marked his second birthday with a Mass and visits from friends while continuing daily routines of beach walks piano practice and cello. His wife Martita said he is happy and in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thosteson
San Juan
P.R
Pablo Casals
Casals
Martita
Lidova Demokracie
Ministry of Culture
Czechoslovakia
Cardinal Beran
Prague
Los Angeles crime rate drops before Christmas
Los Angeles recorded a sharp decline in crime numbers ahead of Christmas, with Police Inspector Pete Hagen joking that burglars may be more susceptible to the flu in cold night air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Pete Hagen
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William A. Anders
Alan
Houston
Tex
Col
Anders
Glen
Gayle
National Safety Council
Francoise Sagan
National Institute of Mental Health
Napoleon Bonaparte
George C. Thesteson
M. D
Dr. Thesteson
Thosteson
Time Magazine
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
The
Atlantic Ocean
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Time
Josef Cardinal Beran
Rome
Los Gatos
Calif
Don Schollander
Yale Economics
Penny Stark
Schollander
Saratoga
Bridgeport
Disney's Meat Department
Nancy Lee
Tray
Swift
Liam Beans
Ham
Coffe
van Camp
Imperial Sugar
Jack
Ohse — Sliced
Bologna
Atamary TV
Nabisco’s
Clorox
Texas
Bennett
Sunkist
California
Disney's Market
N. Santa Fe
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