Cigarette smoking linked to earlier death study says
A San Francisco medical team reported that cigarette use shortens life by five to ten years or more and raises death rates from heart disease and cancer among men aged 50 to 70. The survey found death rates up to 75 percent higher for smokers than nonsmokers, and as much as 108 percent higher for men 60 to 64 who smoke daily. The study, presented at the American Medical Association convention, notes higher mortality tied to amount smoked, with coronary heart disease and cancer ranking as the top killers.
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San Francisco
American Medical Association
United States Latin Nations eye less pro Reds in Guatemala
U S and many Latin American states reportedly plan to recognize the insurgent anti Communist government of Guatemala on short notice if control is won. The potential signal would be Arbenz and Toriello’s flight. Soviet veto seen as rallying OAS against Moscow amid Guatemala conflict.
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N. Y
INS
United States
Guatemala
Lower Belle May Become Part of City
Residents of Belle strongly supported being incorporated into Charleston after a canvassing survey by police and firemen. A Lower Belle vote favored joining, Upper Belle delegation asked to be surveyed, and Mayor Copenhaver indicated council will act on an incorporation election after survey completion.
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Belle
Charleston
Claude Saunders
Fire Department
Upper Belle
Copenhaver
DuPont
Saunders
East Kanawha Estates
Benson Cuts Next Season's Crop Quotas
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson announced the tightest farm production controls in history for 1955. He called for a 13 percent cut in wheat acreage and a cross compliance system tying price supports to strict acreage allotments. About 1.5 million farmers would be affected as wheat plantings are reduced to 55 million acres from 63 million. A national marketing quota for 1955 wheat was set with a July 23 referendum to approve the quota.
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Washington
INS
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Inside Today Editorial Discusses Two Bit Meter Plan
Charleston city faces a bold but flawed bid to install quarter parking meters on six downtown streets. The lead editorial argues the measure would worsen traffic congestion and hinder business activity already strained by heavy foot and vehicle downtown movement.
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Inside Today
Charleston
Dime Hampet
Ex-Red Tal Clerk Testifies Against Athas in Deportation Case
Lowell Watson testifies that Constantinos Athas of Charleston attended party meetings in 1935 36. The Immigrations Service seeks Athena deportation to Greece on grounds he is a Communist. Athas once ran a photo studio here and now works in a Charleston clothing store.
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Charles) Athas
Charleston
Lowell Watson
Grafton
U. S
Athas
U. S. Court House
Greece
Watson
Maine Senator Renominated in Landslide Victory
PORTLAND Maine June 21 Sen Margaret Chase Smith won a smashing magnitude victory in the Maine primary over Robert L Jones. The result came as returns from 368 of 26 precincts showed Smith leading 42133 to 8010 for the Republican nominating contest. The campaign tied to McCarthy drew little voter traction as Smith built a widening five to one lead early and extended it with each batch of precinct results.
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Robert L. Jones
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Wisconsin
Mrs. Smith
Gazette Ads Sell Unusuals for Quick Cash
Readable ads note buyers pay spot cash for items. Listings include a food chopper blender, rollaway bed complete, an 18 inch lawnmower, acetylene welding outfit, used cabinet sink, and a boys bike in decent condition. Dial 6061 for Ada.
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Gazette
Food Chopper
Dormeyer Food Chopper
Rebel Leaders Issue Ultimatum to Surrender in Guatemala
Guatemalan government reports a first major clash with anti-Communist invaders who crossed into Guatemala to topple President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. A rebel deadline of two p.m. Guatemala time was set for surrender, as rebels said they control 18 towns and announced a rebel government.
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Honduras
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Gualman
Zacapa
Guatemala
Carribean
Puerto Barrios
Liberation Radio
Gualan
Guatemal
Arbenz
Col
Carlos Castillo Armas
UP Telephoto
Vision Magazine
Guatemala Drops Aggression Plea
The Inter-American Peace Commission agreed to suspend its consideration of Guatemala’s complaint alleging foreign aggression. The action was unanimous, while the commission kept interest in charges against Honduras and Nicaragua and did not cede UN jurisdiction. Guatemala pledged to protect about 1,200 U.S. citizens and allow evacuation if needed, with Ambassador Peurifoy empowered to act. The Guatemalan government faced a diplomatic choice between the UN Security Council and the Inter-American Peace Commission amid regional tension after a Soviet veto on referring the complaint to the OAS.
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Inter-American Peace Commission Today
I Nation
Pan-An
Honduras
Nicaragua
Guatemala
United Nations
State Department
U.S
John Peurifoy
Guatemala City
Peurioy
White
Suatemala
Department
Lincoln White
United Nations Security Council
Inter-American Peace Commission
Peace Commission
Alfredo Chocano
Organization of American States
U.N. Security Council
Latin America
Moscow
Mars Could Hold Habitable World, Says UM Astronomer
University of Michigan astronomer Dr. B. McLaughlin told the American Astronomical Society that Mars may not be a dying planet. He suggested dark surface areas could be volcanic ash drifts, not vegetation, and oceans might form from interior processes, signaling a possible birth of a habitable Mars rather than its death.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Mars
University of
Army to Try Turncoat PW
Cpl. Claude Batchelor of Kermit Texas will be court martialed by the 4th Army in San Antonio after five months in custody. The 23 year old is charged with consulting with an enemy to establish a subversive organization in the United States after the Korean armistice and with making speeches and writing articles in support of the effort.
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4Th Army
Cpl
Claude Batchelor
Texas
Kermit
Soliifer
Lere
I. D. White
Batchelor
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