What Is a Tapeworm In the Human Digestive Tract
A reader asks about tapeworms and win a Britannica Junior. Sally Poweska 13 Lorain Ohio is today's winner. A tapeworm is a flat intestinal parasite with no eyes or mouth. It attaches by sucking discs and absorbs dissolved food through its body wall. It ranges from 1/25 inch to 30 feet and can be segmented. Humans acquire them by eating undercooked pork containing larvae in cysts. Proper cooking kills larvae. digestion then releases the worms. Tapeworms consume host nutrients and can secrete poisons but death is rare. Treatments exist to remove worms from the intestine.
Pair Of Ex Prisoners Leave Limestone Jail With Ennis
Two former prisoners from Athens and Decatur, Jessie Burrell and Charles Carter, waited to leave Limestone County jail until Sheriff Clyde Ennis left office. They praised jailers Hanserd and Pepper and planned to work on a farm for Ennis after leaving.
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Limestone
Jessie Burrell
Athens
Charles Carter
Decatur
Limestone County
Clyde Ennis
Ennis
Burrell
Clyde
Lafayette St
Carter
Dave) Hanserd
Wilton
Pepper
Hanserd
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Budget battle shapes Kennedy tax cuts and welfare drive
Congress faces a major budget clash as President Kennedy seeks a $99 billion budget and a $10 billion deficit rise. Republicans and conservative Democrats push to curb spending while supporting tax cuts, jeopardizing health care for the elderly and large education aid in a politically tense year.
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Kennedy
Congress
Treasury
State of the Union
Youth Conservation Corps
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
President Kennedy may avoid new labor law plans
President Kennedy aims to focus Congress on a major 1963 tax cut and may refrain from proposing new labor law measures to avoid delaying his agenda. Officials cite ongoing dock, newspaper, and transit strikes as reasons not to reopen contentious labor issues while signaling possible intervention if talks fail.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kennedy
East Gulf Coast
New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia City
Congress
James J. Reynolds
White House
Es Ae
Thomas Gleason
Aflcio International Longshoreman's Association
William Bradley
Yellow Breasted Hat Confounds Warbler Identity
A bird nicknamed the yellow breasted hat surprises observers by belonging to the warbler family, defying its bright plumage and expected behavior. The find highlights bird classification challenges and unexpected lineage.
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Sally Poweska
Lorain
Ohio
Chuckle Box
HERTZ
Decatur Transit Hertz
Frank Kay
Kay Clinic
Decatur Country Club
Woolworths
Woolworth’s
Ban-Lon
Wallace
ATA Woolworths
Limestone Jail
Mary Lou Hurst
Spencerville
Ind
Lucian McCulloch
RCA Victor
McCulloch
Ferry Street
Norman Walker
Farm Bureau
Sraswet
Wirnersire
Decatur, Alabama
Cain and Bank Street
Mohawk
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