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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1960
Page
15
A beachhead in traffic safety research questions if reckless driving is a disease. The December issue of Today's Health from the American Medical Association describes a pioneering study to link physical shortcomings with driving performance and suggests future criteria could resemble a vaccine against reckless driving.
About 20 000 to 25 000 Connecticut motorists will undergo voluntary screening in a six room mobile clinic to test hearing vision diabetes anemia and heart and lung disease to see if physical factors relate to driving records. The program may expand to drug and psychological factors and will be tracked by state and federal health authorities over 18 months to five years. Governor Ribicoff calls the effort a lifesaving highway safety measure with potential to curb traffic deaths.
Gary Drapala 16 from Brooklyn armed with a pocket knife and a $5 stuffed poodle cut himself in a washroom near the Walt Disney studio to gain access to Annette Funicello. He gave the poodle to a guard and left to seek medical help after a failed attempt. Police later questioned him after a staged showdown with an Indian wrestling challenge. The studio reported Funicello was unavailable for a personal appearance tour in New York.
The 1960 Census preliminary tabulation shows California's 28th district at 1,007,140 residents, the nation’s most populous district, running along the Pacific between Los Angeles and San Diego. Florida's 4th is second with 96,251 in Dade Monroe counties and Keys. Other districts over 800,000 include Texas 1st New York 1st Illinois 13th Georgia 5th Florida 1st California 25th and Michigan 16th. Michigan 12th is smallest with 175,968.
A Laurel News Leader copy was returned by the Post Office stamped Moved Left No Address. The subscriber was Bernon F. Mitchell, one of two young mathematicians with the National Security Agency who defected to the Soviet Union and later denounced the United States.
Doctors discuss silent heart attacks detected by EKGs and placebo effects on blood pressure. They note chronic illness rises after 40 and explore how leadership stress and public attitudes affect the sick.
Judge G B Richter grants a change of venue for John Rose a 17 year old West Union resident charged with first degree murder in the death of his father Noel Rose. Trial set to begin at 10 am December 8 in Waukon. Rose has been jailed since arraignment in West Union.
The record tusk reportedly measures 11 feet in length eight inches in thickness and weighs 235 pounds. Researchers note such ivory specimens are rare and historically valued for art and tool making.
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