Asian flu outbreak prompts immunization drive and warnings
Health officials explain that vaccination is 75 percent effective and two doses are ideal but a single dose is urged. The Asian flu presents with fever, muscle pains, cough, and may strike with little warning. The outbreak’s severity depends on immunity, with past type A epidemics causing many deaths. Isolation of the Lumberton virus was traced to throat swabs from January.
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Koomen
North Carolina
United States
U.S
George Johnson
State Board of Health
Public Health Service Laboratory
Atlanta
Local Injuries Reported After Falls and Collision
Fairfield Road resident Mrs Billie J Owens suffers an ankle injury after a fall. Gordon Street resident John Ingram receives a scalp laceration from an auto crash. Bertha Harris on Oakwood Street endures a left shoulder strain in a fall, Cleo J Sears on N Centennial Street sustains a shoulder injury. John Starr, 76, on Woodrow Street injures his left hip in a fall. Two year old Mary Inman on Street has a head injury from a ice fall. Odum Cooper, 24, of Smith Street sustains a pelvic injury in a fall.
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Fairfield Road
Billie J. Owens
Gordon Street
John Ingram
Meredith Street
Bertha Harris
Oakwood Street
Cleo J. Sears
N. Centennial Street
John Starr
Woodrow Street
Mary Inman
Street
Odum Cooper
Smith Street
Clemson Prepares To Admit Gantt
Clemson College graduates 177 students as Harvey Gantt, a Charleston Negro, nears enrollment under a federal order. State officers discuss security for the all white campus and architecture school transfer plans. Commencement speaker Dr. Charles F. Marsh urges broad career opportunities.
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Clemson
S. C
Clemson College
J. P. Strom
Harvey Gantt
Charleston
Gantt
Strom
Tecture
School of Architecture
Iowa State University
Charles F. Marsh
Wofford College
Spartanburg
Officials Told To Keep News Lines Clear
City and county officials urged at a conference in Chapel Hill to maintain a direct, truthful channel to reporters and editors. Leaders including Watts Hill Jr and C A McKnight advised editors to marshal facts to influence community progress while officials should present assets and liabilities to improve city county cooperation. The chamber backed a tax cut stimulus plan with a call to reduce spending.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
City Hall
Institute of Government
Watts Hill Jr
Durham
Pat Taylor
Wadesboro
General Assembly
C. A. McKnight
Charlotte Observer
Hill
McKnight
Park Attendance Set Records as NC Mines Grow
Durham reports indicate that state park attendance reached a record two year total of 3,294,271 for 1961-62, while North Carolina mineral production rose to a record 52,086,000. Gov. Sanford and the State Board of Conservation and Development meet for three days with Dr. J. L. Stuckey outlining mineral gains and Ideal Cement Co. plant opening plans at Castle Hayne.
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Ellis
North Carolina
J. L. Stuckey
Ideal Cement Co
Castle Hayne
Psoriasis Patient Credits GHP Ointment and Tablets
A Pittsburgh user recounts decades of costly failed treatments before using GHP Ointment and Tablets. Within two weeks the psoriasis scales disappeared and in six weeks the skin fully cleared. The note, dated January 10, 1960, mentions a 14 day trial plan from Canam Co. Rockport Mass.
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Pittsburgh
Canam Co
Rockport
Mass
Paris Fashion Week Sets Spring Looks in Freezing City
Paris designers unveil spring and summer silhouettes with slender figures, shoulder emphasis, and wide necklines. Skirts stay slim with pleats and panels. coats span lengths. color leathers contrast. hats return, with two thirds of styles inspired by men’s caps.
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Paris
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