Six Baird Sons Doomed To Die From Muscular Dystrophy
Philadelphia report on the Baird family in Frankford living with a hereditary muscular dystrophy that will likely kill them by age 30 to 35. Dr. Gerald E Pratt notes the disease is under diagnosed, discusses treatment limits, and the family’s struggle for meals amid mounting care and research needs.
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Baird
Philadelphia
Baird Brothers
Aheapad Baird
Frankford
Delaware River
Bairds
Gerlad E. Pratt
Episcopal Hospital
Fune
Pratt
Walter
Richard
Charles
Joseph
William
Robert
Dixie
General Electric
Will Rogers
Life Wurance
Picked Bits From A Nation’s News Peek
A collage of curiosities notes a cryostat used to study metals near absolute zero, humor in debt collection, ACTH from hog pituitary for arthritis at $100 a gram, shifts in newspaper reader interests, and jokes about spring sanitation. It also cites Hollywood stock hoarding, a 1951 turkey crop rise, V I P bleach branding, dating policy quirks, and surprising eel and zinc facts.
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Pet
Adelaide
Toronto
Hollywood
Greenville
S.C A
V. L P
Helicopter Planting Beats Hand Methods in Forests
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management reports that aerial planting costs about $4 per acre for seedlings rodent control and flight time, versus $20 per acre for traditional hand-planting. The comparison highlights cost efficiency of helicopter reforestation methods.
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U. S. Bureau of Land Management
Long Island Is The Largest Continental U S Island
Long Island holds the title of the largest island on the continental United States, spanning about 1 723 square miles and forming the eastern edge of New York state.
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Long Island
Continental
United States
Odorless cleaning claim from Leonard's advertised
The advertisement asserts there is absolutely no odor on any garment cleaned by Leonard's and promises odorless results with a suggestion that customers try the service soon.
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Leonard's
Leonard’s
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Edgar Hartley
Mrs. Hartley
By Neal O'Hara
Pontiac
America
Perkins Pontiac, Inc
Thomasville, N. C
N. Wrenn ST
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