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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1958
Page
3
Ware Foster of the Decatur Social Security office warns that workers disabled for over a year must file for disability freeze or benefits if aged 50 or older by June 30 1958. Late filers risk losing rights to disability benefits at 50, old age, and survivors.
In Richmond Virginia Carole Lee Dent born March 20 to Mr and Mrs J B Dent Jr sets a family record as the first girl in over a century. Her birth breaks a 120 year precedent in the Dent lineage.
The program marks the tenth anniversary show on June 22 and features a June 15 Brussels World Fair film narrated by Maurice Chevalier. Ed Sullivan previews clips from 1948 to 1956 and discusses television history amid Europe trip filming Belgium battlegrounds.
Health for Today outlines how old time medical lore often failed scientific testing. It cites cobwebs used on wounds, king touches for king's evil, and legends of bezoars as supposed cures, noting many now debunked practices and the persistence of belief.
Bezoar stones once valued for treating poisons fevers and infections earned names like madstones due to mental illness links. Bezoars form from hair fibers fruit skins and even furniture polish. removal is surgical and untreated mortality nears 50 percent. The piece contrasts past credulity with present gullibility and notes tomorrow’s feature on stroke.
Comic Mort Sahl criticizes television for avoiding his politics as he notes radio's success with Nightline. He earns about $5,000 weekly in night clubs and says many performers fear voicing opinions. He jokes that his career hinges on speaking his mind for a weekly paycheck.
Public service article by Dr. Judson Pitts discusses back pain causes from nerve irritation and misalignments. It notes weather and infections can trigger noticeable pain and warns untreated issues may progress to sciatica or paralysis without chiropractic adjustments. Dr. Pitts clinic at 916 6th Ave EL 3-5805.
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