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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1948
Page
5
An Oklahoma City report notes a brief period when no women were held at the county jail. The lone woman awaiting arraignment departed, briefly altering records before returning to her cell. The inmate said she hoped the absence would bend the proceedings.
In a vivid wartime account the Jeep Commandos nicknamed Samson's Foxes are described as fast, surprise-focused units behind Arab lines near Tel Aviv. They strike ammo dumps, barracks, and airfields, using jeeps and half tracks armed with multiple guns and radios. Training aims to make each man a triple-role operator. No women are officially allowed in combat roles, though photos suggest otherwise.
AP report from Bern notes roughly 40 mountaineering deaths in the Swiss Alps this season from May to mid-September. Victims range from novices lured to risky spots by a mendelgeiss sight to seasoned climbers surprised by bad weather or falling rocks. A guide Hans Schlunegrer and two companions perished in an avalanche on the Grosshorn. In Junfrau area a woman climber survived two nights in freezing silt while five male companions froze to death after a sudden storm forced them to bivouac.
London night clubs and pubs report a drop in customers as more people save for vacations or cut back on drink purchases. In the past bottles cost much more in clubs, now gin and scotch are cheaper at grocers and wine shops, affecting nightlife revenue. Canada’s newsprint output in IM was over five times that of the United States.
AP reports sausage casing made of cellulose acetate used in artificial kidneys that filter poisons from blood. The mechanical kidney, outside the body, pumps blood through a cellulose acetate circuit, offering temporary support for patients with kidney failure or certain blood poisonings. Dr Slotkin leads a Buffalo unit. first machines were by Dr Kolff in Holland and others improved by Dr Murray, Dr DeLorme, and Newell Thomas.
A medical machine uses a blood filter loop where poisonous salts pass into a chemical bath and are expelled through a one way tubing system while the bath stays isolated. Blood is redirected and refreshed baths are added as needed. Parin prevents clotting and the process detoxifies in about four hours.
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