Woman Doctor Heroine in Thalidomide Case Highlighted
Washington report credits Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey with blocking U S approval of thalidomide on safety grounds. The FDA investigator faced criticism yet upheld a cautious stance as linked birth defects phocomelia emerged in West Germany and across Europe. The Post notes medical authorities like Dr. Helen Taussig joined the probe while studying cases.
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Washington Post
Food and Drug Administration
West Germany
Contergan
Britain
Portugal
Canada
William S. Merrell Co
Cincinnati
United States
Kelsey
Chance
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Helen B. Taussig
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore
Germany
Churchill's Condition Reported Stable After Thigh Fracture
London reports say Sir Winston Churchill holds his own after a thigh fracture. Lord Moran noted a "well" state following a 15 minute check. Churchill’s wife visited Middlesex Hospital and shared tea with him, while observers described him as cheerful and in good spirits after a quiet day following a June 23 fall.
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London
Winston Churchill
Lord Moran
Middlesex
Cherchill
Churchill
Monte Carlo
iN PINK BUT BLUE ATOMIC WORKERS CONFUSE DOORS
In a Winfrith atomic energy unit two small rooms, one pink and one blue, caused confusion when doors were mismatched. After emergency talks, actions were proposed, doors were swapped, then repainted. a later paint job restored the mix up, leaving the committee unresolved.
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London
Atomic Energy Establishment
Winfrith
Employe
Paseert
Mittee
Balloon jettisons monkeys in Saskatchewan mission
A giant balloon from Ames Research Center released two rhesus monkeys and four hamsters 45 miles north of Prince Albert Saskatchewan. The mission tested cosmic radiation for future moon missions with capsules recovered by helicopter. Nearby officials reported a rough terrain as the craft descended.
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Sunnyvale
Calif
UPI
Saskatchewan
Ames Research Center
Brad Evans
Ames
Prince Albert
Webb Haymaker
Officer Found After South Viet Nam Plane Crash
In Saigon a US Air Force C123 twin engine transport crashed near Ban Me Thuot about 160 miles northeast of Saigon. One officer was found unhurt eight miles from the crash area. Four other Americans and two South Vietnamese aboard the helicopter were missing. The cause remains unclear amid jungle conditions and heavy weather.
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Laos
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Arrest Pair in Beating of Children
Lawerence Ken Priser and Janet Louise Priser were arrested on felony child beating suspicions after police found two infants with visible injuries. Irene Patricia De Vautt, age 2, had a large welt on her back. brother John Randolph De Vault, age 1, had multiple bruises. The couple admitted belt punishment. neighbors summoned police.
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Janet Louise Priser
Mh St
Irene Patricia DeVautt
John’ ‘Randolph DeVault
Priser
H. J. Sainley
Kentucky Flood Routs Hundreds in Two Kentucky Counties
Severe floods from the weekend storm drove about 400 people from Sanfordtown in Kenton County as Banklick Creek overran its banks. One death reported as waters damaged six bridges in Kenton and two in Boone and swept away a home. Red Cross provided shelter and meals while floodwaters receded late Sunday night.
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Kentucky
Kenton
Sanfordtown
Red Cross
Banklick Creek
Ike
Loretta Sparkman
Sasfordtown
Renton
Boone
Banklick
Virginia
Ono Valley
Kansas
Texas Panhardle
Angels Dodgers split doubleheader in MLB action
Angels and Dodgers split a doubleheader with the Dodgers remaining 213 games ahead in the National League and the Angels 214 behind in the American League while Medicare showdown faces a Senate test Tuesday.
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Angels
Dodgers
Unions Firm on Walkout Over Aerospace Contracts
Five major unions reaffirmed a July 23 deadline for a nationwide strike against six aerospace firms. About 1300 IAM and Aerospace Workers members met at Rodger Young Auditorium to discuss bargaining progress with plants and missile bases. a walkout could affect 125,000 workers at 51 facilities including Lockheed, North American, Douglas, General Dynamics, Ryan and Aerojet General.
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CNL
Emtess
International Association Off Machinists
United ‘Aerospace Workers
Rodger Young Audito Titra
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Lockheed
North American
Douglas
General Dynamics
Ryan
Aerojet
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Missile Makers Warned of Possible Labor Strikes
Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg warned Congress may be needed to avert a strike at missile plants as unions United Automobile Workers and Machinists threaten to walk out July 23 over bargaining. About 125,000 workers at five major plants could be affected.
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Washington
Arthur Goldberg
Congress
Goldberg
United Automobile Workers
You Can Be Wealthy Thought Salaried Learn to Live on Your Income
Three of four families mismanage finances by spending as much as they earn. Skousen argues budget controls bring peace of mind and potential wealth, noting many rise in income followed by increased spending. A Los Angeles man joked about paying bills from a hat. setting a budget starts with fixed expenses like housing utilities and insurance, then annual overhead.
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Los Angeles
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