Tiny light weapon aids cancer research at KU Medical Center
A match sized ultra microspectrophotometer at the University of Kansas Medical Center uses a 1000 watt mercury arc to study ultraviolet light absorption in cell nuclei. The device, paired with a monochromator and microlens, measures components in volumes as small as one trillionth of a cubic inch to probe nucleic acid disturbances related to cancer.
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Lovenia Lindberg
NEA
Kansas City
Kan
University of Kansas Medical Center
Robert E. Stowell
Stowell
U. S
Institute For Cell Research
Sweden
Death Ends Youths Fight Against Cancer
In Oklahoma City on March 14 Billy Russell May Jr died after a two year battle with cancer. Surgeons at Mayo Clinic amputated his left leg at the hip to slow the disease but the child never used the artificial leg funded by cab company workers. X-ray treatments had given hope before a relapse on January 12 and his final hospital stay.
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Oklahoma City
Mar
Billy Russell May Jr
Mayo Clinic
Theamily
Billy
Death
Little Joe Rides Back In Airplane From Chicago
Fort Monmouth reports Little Joe the army signal corps carrier pigeon returned from Chicago after nine days stranded on a sidewalk. He received a hot bath and mustard plaster before flying home in a Chicago plane. Newark airport welcomed him with a hero’s reception and a special feeding and medical checkup.
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Fort Monmouth
V. J
Chicago
Little Joe
Army Signal Corps
Italy
Windy City
Newark Airport
Signal Corps
Truckload of Fire Extinguishers Burns
A truck catching fire on the highway led the driver to call two nearby fire departments for help. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and inspected the cargo, finding 400 fire extinguishers in the load.
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Melbourne
Australia
Culture Debate Set Saturday in Charlotte
Dr. Benjam in Swalin of the North Carolina Symphony will leave his Little Symphony post to join a free forum on Culture and Collards in Charlotte. The March 18 event at Piedmont Junior High School features Paul Green Betty Smith Clare Leighton Norman Cordon and Dr Swalin with Jeon Gutmann in charge. The Swalins travel from Marion after Friday’s show and will rejoin the Little Symphony in Valdese on March 20.
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Chapel Hill
Benjamin Swalin
North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
Little Symphony
Charlotte
Paul Green
Betty Smith
Clare Leighton
Norman Cordon
Swalin
Piedmont Junior High School
Dunn
Marion
Culture
Collards
Swalins
Valdese
Confederate President and Queen Dolly Lead Quiz
Identify the Confederate States president from the Civil War era and the presidential wife nicknamed Queen Dolly. Name the Canadian city famed for its Citadel. State Indonesia’s independence origin and the U S military service with the bulldog mascot. Also, name the Aztec ruler born in 1466 who died in 1520 after Cortez interaction. Finally, identify the motion picture figure linked to this note.
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Confederate States
Dolly
United States of
Indonesia
United States Military Service
Mexico
Tehuantepec
Hernando Cortez
Tenochtitlan
Mexico City
Cortez
Filmmaking Director Born in Ogden Utah in 1884
The director began in theater in Ogden on March 27 1884 and pursued a three year stage run before leading in films. He directed titles such as The Old Homestead The Goose Hangs High Merton of the Movies Pony Express Beggar on Horseback and Covered Wagon. He died August 3 1942 in Hollywood California.
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Director
Ogden
Utah
Heart of Maryland
Hollywood
Cal
Two Nabbed For Smuggling Aliens
Two men awaiting sentence for smuggling aliens into the United States were caught again after flying two Chinese nationals from Cuba to Miami. Gaylor Saxon and Charles Cramton, both of Grand Rapids Michigan, admitted guilt and were identified by Acting Chief Border Patrol Inspector Donald R Kelley who called them the nerviest smugglers he ever encountered.
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Miami
Fla
Broder Patrol
Donald R. Kelley
Gaylor Saxon
Charles Cramton
Grand Rapids
Mich
Kelly
Cuba
Saxton
Cramton
Notable milestones in 18th to 20th century history
The list notes the 1748 first town meeting in Faneuil Hall Boston days after Peter Faneuil’s death. 1820 birth of Victor Emmanuel II first king of unified Italy. 1868 birth of Maxim Gorky Russian novelist. 1925 first trans Atlantic radio broadcast. 1989 dissolution of the republic of Czechoslovakia.
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Faneuil Hall
Boston
Peter Faneuil
Victor Emmanuel II
United
Italy
Maxim Gorky
Republic of
Czechoslovakia
Immense Adjective Definition Noted
The dictionary entry explains immenses as an adjective meaning immeasurable vast enormous or very great with origin from French and Latin roots. It traces usage and etymology from immensus to modern forms.
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Immensus
Notable Birthday Salute to Einstein Marsh and Johnson
Congratulations today go to Albert Einstein celebrated as a great mathematician and physicist Reginald Marsh praised as a painter and etcher and Mrs Osa Johnson acknowledged as a big game hunter explorer and author This tribute highlights achievements across science art and exploration.
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Albert Einstein
Reginald Marsh
Osa Johnson
Auspicious start brings balanced moods for the year
The forecast notes careful planning and double checks should guide a day with mixed vibrations. It highlights art music and social activities signified in the new year. Children are expected to be affectionate and idealistic today.
Greatness as Courteous Synonym for Success
A compact musing on greatness equating courtesy with achievement, attributed to Philip Guedulla. The line frames success as inseparable from polite behavior and refined conduct.
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Philip Guedulla
Hospitals Copy Idea From Grandma's Day
The NEA reports on hospitals adopting rooming-in units where mother and baby stay together after 24 hours, feeding on demand and using nurse oversight. Franklin Hospital San Francisco opens the fifth such unit, with glass cubicles and a bed-high bassinet for easy care, while fathers gain closer access during visiting hours.
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San Francisco
NEA
Franklin Hospital
U. S
Junior
Philip A. Reynolds
Los Angeles
California Medical Association
Two More Feet To Cobble Free
Salisbury shoemaker offers free shoes for his 39th and 40th feet. A daughter born yesterday to Mr and Mrs J W Edwards of Granite Falls, their 20th child. Edwards has ten boys and ten girls, oldest 37, employed at a Salisbury shoe shop.
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Salisbury
J. W. Edwards
Granite Falls
Edwards
Variety seed list and soil tips from a Tar Heel gardener
A gardener names vegetable varieties for asparagus beans beet broccoli cabbage carrot and more, then warns not to work wet soil and stresses having seed and fertilizer ready. Guidance on insect control urges timely spraying, thoroughness, and using approved materials with a note to consult the Extension Service for the Vegetable Insect Control bulletin at no charge.
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Mary Washington
Logan
Kentucky Wonder
McCaslan
Henderson Bush
Carolina
Sieva
Detroit
Jersey
Wakefield
Chantenay
Collard
Georgia
Golden Cross Bantam
Ioana
A. C. Clark
Grand Rapids
Simpson
Sequoia
Essex
Globe
Bloomsdale
Pritchard
Marglobe
Rutgers
Southland
Pan America
State College
How Diet Affects a Bad Heart
A reader asks about diet for heart disease. Restricting overall food intake is usually unnecessary unless overweight or kidney failure exists. Salt restriction is helpful especially with high blood pressure or heart weakness. protein restriction only helps if kidneys are damaged. Fat intake may matter, particularly cholesterol rich fats. A well balanced diet with essential minerals and vitamins, adequate water, and medical guidance is advised.
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King
Easter Seal Campaign Aims For $100000 in NC
Easter drive launched by the North Carolina league for crip pled children targets a $100000 goal. Executive director Philip S. Randolph says the campaign runs from March 25 to Easter Sunday April 9.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina League For Crippled Children
Philip S. Randolph
League
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