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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1959
Page
4
A health column discusses why prescriptions cost more and how doctor guidance extends beyond drugs. It notes that prescriptions include lifestyle advice and that penicillin pricing dropped after standardization, with average today around two dollars ninety cents per prescription and eleven dollars per person annually.
Three Charles Town area students from Marquette University will receive bachelor degrees next Sunday. Michael G. Lytton earns a bachelor of science, Edward F. Hacala a mechanical engineering degree, and Patrick D. Horn a bachelor of science in journalism. Commencement is at Milwaukee Auditorium at 3 p.m. Sunday with bacalaureate services at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Dr. B R Stephen White and Stanley C Freden of the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory report that cosmic rays create the high energy protons in the Van Allen Belt and map the radiation levels. They estimate 770 mile altitude yields one roentgen per hour, about a month's safe exposure, and 2000 miles could be deadly in four hours without shielding.
Senators Jennings Randolph and Robert Byrd reported progress in restoring West Virginia coal exports to Belgium. House Speaker Harry Pauley told the Senate about a production halt on the West Virginia Virginia border mines. The State Department said no restrictive steps have been taken and Belgium would issue licenses for June deliveries to allow immediate resumption of operations.
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