British Menu Crusade Aims to Save Digestion
HAL BOYLE notes Sir Alexander Maxwell's push to print London restaurant menus in English to avoid menu confusion and culinary missteps. He jokes that even nonchalant reforms could spark a diplomatic spat, as tourists struggle to recognize dishes and crave recognizable food.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Sir Alexander H. Maxwell
Sir Alexander
British Travel and Holidays Association
Britain
Paris
London
Bud
Tower of London
Alexander
Potential Bridegroom Suffers the Wrath
In Oakland a man protesting the cost of matrimony faced an angry response from a woman who struck him with her handbag. A traffic court patrolman joked that the judge would perform the ceremony for about seventy dollars. The unidentified couple left as the man exclaimed that the price was too high.
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Oakland
Calif
Old Soldier Quits at 68 in Trenton
Jim MacDonald, a veteran of World War I, World War II, and the Korean conflict, left the Army and returned to civilian life after the service learned he was 68. He said, I guess it's time for me to quit.
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Trenton
Ont
Jim MacDonald
Army
MacDonald
Ciba Scientists Report Apresoline Shows Hypertension Relief
Preliminary clinical studies indicate apresoline, the new antihypertensive drug, reduces blood pressure while increasing kidney blood flow and is effective against toxemias of pregnancy.
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Ciba Pharmaceutical
Light In Window Extinguished After Soldier's Homecoming
In River Rouge a light in a small frame house window was kept burning for three years to guide home Roy Koch Jr from Korea. A toy soldier with his name grew to 45 as other mothers joined praying for their sons. Roy Jr. returned. Pfc. Harry Warden remains missing since October 1950.
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Detroit
River Rouge
Roy Koch
Roy Jr
Korea
Sea otter pelts once sold high but market vanished
Old reports note sea otter pelts brought as much as 2500 in past markets but strict protections halted trade. Furriers question current value and argue sea otter fur may be too heavy for modern fashions.
Ostrex Promise of Pep for All Ages
An ad touts Ostrex as a vitality boost for men and women aged 40 to 60. It claims a trial size is inexpensive and invites readers to try the product, promising increased pep and reduced aging effects with an economy size option.
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