Cold Showers Not Health Tonic Says Cardiologist
In a column from The Childress Index editor Don Oakley reports Dr. Roderick W. Childers of the University of Chicago warns cold showers after exercise raise heart strain by constricting surface vessels and spiking pulse and blood pressure. He notes higher coronary death rates in Scandinavian countries and adds surviving a cold shower may signal a healthy heart.
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Roderick W. Childers
Cardiology
Department of Medicine
Division of Biological Sciences
Pritzker School of Medicine
University of Chicago
Childers
Scandinavian
Silence Guns of Eagle Slayers
A television program by the National Audubon Society reports golden eagles reach 150 mph, weigh 10 to 12 pounds, and span over six feet. It notes eagles are disappearing as they are killed by rifles, shotguns, or helicopters at about 2000 annually in Texas and New Mexico.
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National Audubon Society
America
Birds of Prey
Texas
New Mexico
Wyoming
Colorado
Audubon Society
What Price Equality A Debate On Gender Roles
A columnist questions gender differences arguing women seek equality with men and could be free to compete like men. The piece entertains extreme views on reproduction and a future unisex society, noting provocatively the test tube baby concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Movement
Reilly
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Today in History December 26 1971 events recap
On this date George Washington's troops captured Hessians at Trenton. Also noted are Henry Lee's Washington eulogy, the Peace of Pressburg, a patent for the coffee percolator, US railroads operation take over in WWI, Manila open city status, Scharnhorst sinking, UN Katanga allegations, 1969 Vietnam bombing resumption, Nixon population growth office creation.
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Associated Press
George Washington
Trenton
N. J
Henry
Harry” Lee
Washington
Nixon
Cuba A Nasty Word On Planes Sparks Arrest In Abilene
A 19 year old on a U S plane suggested Cuba as a travel idea, weather delays cited, was arrested and held for questioning in Abilene. The note warns travelers to avoid mentioning Cuba on flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cuba
Abilene
Santa’s Christmas Eve Flight Takes Off With Joy
In a playful holiday dispatch, Santa Claus departs the North Pole with his reindeer and a full sled of gifts. Mrs. Santa, Cluny the elf, and a magical Angel of Peace appear, while penguins briefly wonder about Florida. Santa vows to gift every child, good or bad, this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Santa Claus
Jolly Old Saint
Reindeer
Royal Canadian Police
Santa
Old Boy
Cander
Vixen
North Pole
South Pole
Florida
Cluny
Peace
Earth
Tax preparers eye March as new year for filings
AP analyst notes 1972 tax law changes. Aimed at incentives for political contributions and timing of expenses, the new law offers a credit of half the contribution up to $25 for individuals and double for couples. Tax credits reduce the amount owed, unlike deductions. Experts advise planning ahead before year-end to maximize benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cunniff
New York
Nixon
Internal Revenue Service
Sanford Kahn
General Finance Corp
Early telephone milestones and 1971 airline losses
The World Almanac notes Bell and Watson exchanged the first message on March 10 1876 in Boston Massachusetts. It records the first commercial telephone exchange opening January 28 1878 in New Haven serving 21 subscribers and Hartford private exchange use beginning July 1877. It also states U S scheduled airlines posted a net loss of 132.4 million dollars in the first half of 1971 per the Air Transport Association.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Watson
Boston
Mass
World Almanac
New Haven
Conn
Hartford
United States
The
Air Transport Association
Smart year end tax moves to beat the 1971 standard deduction
Tax adviser Kahn urges leveraging 1971 and 1972 allowances by accelerating payments for medical bills charities and property taxes to itemize deductions. He notes marriage can unlock a joint return benefits if completed by New Year’s Eve and suggests prepaying large purchases and bills to lift deductions above the 13 percent or 1500 dollar standard.
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Kahn
District Attorney Examines Tax Bills and Yearly Allowance
The 100th Judicial District DA M Deaver of Memphis reviews tax bills through 1972 and itemizes them with other annual payments to try to exceed the 15 percent or $2,000 allowance. If the threshold isn’t met, the DA concedes defeat and takes the standard deduction.
Barbs by Phil Pastoret satirizes holiday habits and family quirks
The column jabs at parents who police kids with earphones in their rooms and roadhogs quick to squeal after crashes. It riffs on Thanksgiving cranberries and social tips, noting a friend in need we have too many of, and ends with a neighbor brimming with Christmas spirit yet hints at trouble.
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Ireland
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Childress Index
Main Street
Childress
Childress Index, Inc
Ox Bow Printing, Inc
Morris Higley
Editorial
By Don Oakley
Silence
Guns of Eagle Slayers
Frank
Barksdale
Ave. F NW
Austin
Gankes
Boyle
NEA
Business Mirror
M. Deaver
Memphis
Jack Boone
By Phil Pastoret
BIG
Tom Scott
Ellis
AJAX
Gebhardt’s
Parkay
United U Per MU
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