Great Year Predicted for Harness Racing in 1950
Harrisburg dispatch notes harness racing revived in 1949 and foresees 1950 as strongest year yet. Major race tracks from Maryland to Illinois report big crowds, high betting, record sales like Imperial Novo at 72000 and Nibble Novo at 100000. New plants planned near Detroit and Baltimore.
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Linda Iris Brown
San Antonio
Tex
Linda
Vandailey
Austin
Harrisburg
Georgia
Alabama
Ida
Tostrip
Aurora Downs
Aurora
Northville Downs
Detroit
Sportsman's Park
Chicago
Indianapolis
Springfield
Sedalia
du Quoin
Ill
Delaware
Fairgrounds Speedway
Louisville
Lexington
Michigan Racing Association
Baltimore
U. S. 40
Cleveland
Cranwood
Ams
New York
Lyn
Gos
E. Roland Harriman
W. H. Cain
Iss Tillg
Saratoga
Buro Raceway
Batavia Downs
Bay State Raceway
Foxboro
Mass
Boston
Providence
R. I
Maryland
Judge Lets Dog Decide Case at Long Beach Raceway
A California judge let a German shepherd Nick decide a cruelty case involving a blind man and his dog. Nick selected the owner, Frank Herring, by loyally licking his face, and the court granted Herring the dog’s companionship pending further order.
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Long Beach
Calif
Nick
Frank Herring
Herring
Charles D. Wallace
William Alexander
Patricia
Pat
Bill
Braille Club
Science on Trail Of Electrifying Kissers
Two teeth with different metal fillings can generate a half volt current when they meet or touch a spoon. Researchers Dr. William Schriever and Dr. Louis E. Diamond measured currents in 137 patients under an Office of Naval Research project, finding gold amalgam pairings produced the most current and gold-gold the least.
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Alton L. Blakesler
Associated Press
Science Reporter
New York
William Schriever
University of Oklahoma
Louis E. Diamond
School of Medicine
Office of Naval Research
American Chemical ‘Society
Schriever
Diamond
Air bases rush to train pilots on new planes
Dayton report says Air Material Command at Wright Patterson AFB tests mobile units and ships them to bases to train crews on latest equipment before production models arrive. Spanish sculptor Mateo Hernandez dies in Paris leaving his art collection and wealth to the Spanish state.
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Dayton
Ohio
INS
Air Force
Air Material Command Equipment Laboratory
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Wills Art
Madrid
Mateo Hernandez
Paris
New Drug Tromexan Could Cut Heart Attacks in Half
Cornell University medical professor Dr Irving S Wright unveiled Tromexan in Pittsburgh detailing its rapid action within two hours and full effect in 24 hours. He said it surpasses dicumarol and heparin for preventing blood clots, potentially saving over 70 000 lives annually.
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Pittsburgh
Upa
Cornell University
Switzerland
Irving S. Wright
Wright
Pittsburgh Academy of Medicine
Cornell University Medical College
New York
American Heart Association
U. S
Delinquent Parents Seen Behind Juvenile Delinquency
Kansas City Juvenile Court Judge John Cook says parental neglect is the main factor in juvenile delinquency and laments the court has no real power over parents.
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Kansas City
INS
John Cook
McKenney on Bridge Advices From Freddy Bickel
A Freddy Bickel hand lesson from the Maytower Hotel in Atlantic City analyzes bidding and opening leads in a four heart four clubs auction. It argues leading clubs with king or ten depending on ace distribution and previews how declarer can be thwarted by best club lead and discards.
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Freddy Bickel
Peaidwaiter
Maytower
Atlantic City
N. J
Bickel
North
Teo
South
Hearts
Declarer
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VLE
Ees
Rosecroft
Washington, D. C
Laurel
National Capital
Lovely Ocean Downs
Judge
Dog
Science
High Point
Walecreen’s
Mann’s
TICS
Wade
Russell
William B&b
America
Gard
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