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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1958
Page
9
In Los Angeles, Dr. Philip Thorek described an 18 year old apprentice sword swallower who survived after a sword pierced the esophagus behind the heart. Antibiotics and improved anesthesia enabled the emergency repair, ending with the patient returning home and later becoming a fire-eater. The lesson: never force a sword, and let gravity guide a straight shot.
A cold front chills areas east of the Rockies with stiff winds. Light snow spans from the Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes and central Appalachians while the southwest sees rain or snow. Sandberg near Los Angeles reports six inches of snow as temperatures fall below zero in the Rockies.
An archaic ad promotes a California sinus and catarrh treatment claiming restored hearing for many with sinus issues or catarrh. It asserts dramatic improvements after the first visit and offers the initial treatment plus exam for 3.00, with a ten day withdrawal. The copy lists several offices and contact details while urging readers to act fast.
Dr Lawrence W Long of Jackson Mississippi urged early ulcer surgery at an International College of Surgeons gathering in Los Angeles He argued medical therapy cannot cure many ulcers and that gastric resection offers near zero operative mortality when done early He also noted ongoing immunization research and new surgical approaches for angina pectoris.
California Attorney General Edmund G Brown Jr announces Alvin H Goldstein Jr of New York as special assistant to probe narcotics rackets operations in the state. The appointment aims to uncover organized crime networks involved in drug dealing across California.
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