Medical Q and A on bone infection and diverticulitis
A reader asks about osteomyelitis and its impact on life span and earning power. The doctor notes antibiotics and surgery cure most cases, with rare chronic flare ups possible but unlikely to affect longevity or work. Additional letters discuss diverticulitis diet, laxatives, mole removal, and patient guidance on weight loss myths from vinegar.
Dr Mother Answers Reader Mail In Column
Dr Mother welcomes air readers and explains she cannot reply to every letter due to high volume. Questions from readers are incorporated into her column whenever possible.
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Second Asian African Conference Fails in Algiers
The second Asian African summit collapsed amid fierce political maneuvering. Foreign ministers deferred a decision on inviting the Soviet Union, with Red China abstaining and most nations supporting Soviet inclusion, signaling a major bloc shift and postponing the meeting.
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L Victia
Hspre
Frida
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Peking
Hich
India
Soviet’ Union
Soviet Union
Basic Phone Rates Will Be Increased in North Carolina
The Southern Bell Telephone Co. will raise basic residential and business rates in Charlotte and 12 other North Carolina communities this month. Charlotte residential rate will rise 25 cents to 5.60 monthly, while business rates increase by 1.75. In Laurinburg residential up 20 cents, business unchanged. Winston-Salem sees 15 cent residential and 2.25 dollar business hikes. Other towns affected include Shelby, Bessemer City, Morganton, Cherryville, Mount Holly, Belmont, Arden, Asheville, Arcadia Midway, and Selma.
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Southern Bell Telephone Co
North Carolina
Laurinburg
Winston-La- Hem
Shelby
Bessemer City
Morganton
Cherryville
Mount ‘Holly
Belmont
Arden
Asherville
Arcadia - Midway
Selma
Youth Dies After Hurt By Fireworks
Raymond Franks, 18, of six Mile, died in Greenville hospital after a fireworks explosion. He and two others were in a car when a cherry bomb mishap caused injuries including loss of limbs. A store owner, Shorty Alexander IV, faced charges over possession of illegal fireworks and was released on $200 bond.
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Greenville
D.C
Raymond Franks
Six Mile
Franks
Ronald Earl Smith
Bobby Eugene Gray
Pickens County
P. C. Bolding
Shorty Alexander
Alexander
Liberty
Norris
South Carolina Negro Voter Registration Rises in Counties
In Clarendon and Dorchester counties federal registrars begin registering voters as the Voting Rights Act expands access. Dorchester counts 24 Negroes enrolled, Clarendon 27 Negroes and three whites. McCormick saw 237 Negroes and one white registered. National and state officials clash over need for federal registrars while four Clarendon applicants were rejected for age residency and length of residence.
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Dorchester
Clarender
Justice Department
McCormick County
South Carolina
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Clarendon County
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Soldier's Wife Avoids Spotlight On Viet Nam Hero Story
Nancy Moore wife of Capt Harold M Moore in Fayetteville refuses photography and public comment about her husband and the war. She says the matter is personal and she will stay out of it. Moore led a 12 man Special Forces team aiding Montagnard tribesmen in Pleiku and Pleiku Province during Viet Nam battles that left many Viet Cong dead or wounded. Moore was wounded in the shoulder and evacuated to Pleiku.
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Rob Wood
Fayetteville
N.C
Nancy Moore
U.S. Special Forces
Viet Nam
Harold M.moore
Pekin
Moore
I Plei Ku
Plei Me
Associated Press
Fayette-ville
Tam
Kennedy's Mixture Relief for Stomach Distress
Unquestionably one of the finest formulas for relief of stomach distress, Kennedy's Mixture offers a new mint flavor with active ingredients. It claims to neutralize acidity, ease gastric upset, and provide longer lasting relief, trusted for over a century.
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