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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1964

Page

17

Your Heart Has Nine Lives Diet How to Figure Heart Attack Odds

Article summarizes heart attack risks from cholesterol blood pressure and smoking. It notes high cholesterol readings 250 mg or more triple to sixfold risk, while high blood pressure raises risk eightfold and smoking increases risk three to six times. It cites WHO data across industrialized nations and discusses diet as a key factor with links between high fat cholesterol intake and artery disease. The piece previews diet changes to lower cholesterol and mentions historical studies in animals and humans.

Syndicate of World Health Organization Canada United States West Germany Denmark Finland France Norway Netherlands United Kingdom Sweden Switzerland Australia Prentice Hall Jby Alton Blakeslee

Britannica prizes and riddles spark reader participation

The page promotes a Tell Me Why contest for a Britannica Junior set with readers urged to send letters about family and riddles to a local newspaper. It notes age, name, and address requirements and lists a sample winner Helen Overstreet. It cites statistics showing women make up 37.2 percent of college student bodies.

Britannica Baths Helen Overstreet Hickman Tenn Billy Schneider Sealy Tex

Local Notes From Morgan County Center and Decatur

Iris Winton was brought home from Decatur General Hospital after several days as a patient. Rev. and Mrs. Bobby Osborn attended a ministers supper in the Decatur district at Central Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. McMaster and daughter visited Rev. and Mrs. Bobby Osborne and family. Mr. and Mrs. Billie Osborne and daughters from Decatur were visitors in church and with the Osborne family. Miss Lou Lemmond attended church Sunday despite illness. Anita and Denise Johnson spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. ______.

Iris Winton Decatur General Hospital Bobby Osborn Decatur Central Methodist Church L. J. McMaster Bobby Osborne Billie Osborne Lou Lemmond Anita Denise Johnson

Ferris Wheel Recall Marks Lara Everstone’s Expo Trip

Bloomington memories of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago surface as Lara Everstone recalls riding the Ferris wheel built by George Ferris of Galesburg Illinois. The ride was a highlight of her trip and part of the exposition’s famed attractions.

Bloomington, Ill Chicago Lara Everstone G. E. Gale Ferris Galesburg Ill

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