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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1967
Page
4
The Farm Adviser's Desk urges cutting out old fruiting wood to curb anthracnose. It notes July heat requires sufficient irrigation, and explains water types and amounts for six inches deep every week. It also covers slime molds, borers, sun scald prevention, 4-H club growth, public speaking winners, and DIY pest control for homes and yards.
Dr Edward Press cautions swimmers to avoid very cold water and to wear a shirt and slacks before entering the water after a study of 1201 drownings. The five state survey covered 12 conditions including meals before bathing and alcohol use during boating fishing swimming and scuba diving.
Ninety seven college undergraduates will work in a two month summer trainee program sponsored by the Illinois Department of Public Aid now in its fifth year. Forty nine start in Springfield July 10 14 and then work in one of 32 downstate counties. Forty eight have completed initial training in Cook County and are in district offices. Past downstate trainees show 24 percent employed by the department after graduation and 26 percent pursuing graduate school for welfare work.
The Menard Penitentiary Hospital was designated an Eye Bank Sub-Station in April 1967 to collect donor eyes after death. Inmates viewed an Eye Bank program and requested pledge forms. The eyes are sent to the St Louis Eye Bank for sight restoration or research.
Inmates conducted a cell to cell pledge drive at Menard's General Hospital where 180 donors vowed corneas to the Illinois Lions Eye Bank. Warden Frye praised the act as a humanitarian gift, with corneas rushed to blind recipients and some used for research.
Safety on vacation urges thorough car checks by authorized service shops and tire replacement. Plan daily driving limits, stop to refresh, and avoid fatigue. Slow moving farm vehicles and night hazards require vigilance. obey posted speed limits and traffic signs while traveling on vacation. Keep the Rules of the Road booklet handy.
The Way Byam Foundation of Bakersfield California sponsors a people to people auto and travel trailer program for foreign visitors. Forty British and French families tour the United States this summer in caravan fashion to gain lasting impressions of America and Americans.
At Southern Illinois University Herrin native Alfred Richardson leads a biophysical lab researching electroanesthesia, using a three volt brain box to induce sleep with no pain and rapid recovery. He plans to present findings at the Society for Electroanesthesia congress and envisions spaceflight uses. Embarrass River park bid faces Park Service hurdles.
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