Museum Memories Recall Simple American Memories
Hal Boyle reflects on memory as a museum that never closes recalling midcentury American life. He lists everyday objects and quirks from past decades including telephones, rugs, mirrors, pens, hotel lobbies, farm caps, electric blankets, and social mores. He wistfully notes how these bits define a bygone era and invites reminiscence.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Museum of Memories
Bank of Canada Hikes Rate to Seven Percent
The Bank of Canada raised its key rate from 6 to 7 percent citing heavy transfers abroad by Canadian subsidiaries of foreign firms. Governor Louis Rasminsky said the move aimed to curb abnormal cross border fund movements and will affect short term lending to chartered banks at 7 percent. The U.S. Treasury noted unusual transfers to the United States pressured the Canadian dollar.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Louis Rasminsky
Rasminsky
U.S. Treasury Department
United States
U.S
Treasury
Fort Atkinson
Pearson Gebhardt
Turning-Off the Heart Causes Death Sought By Medics
Oklahoma doctors study brain impulses that can stop a healthy heart in fear or panic. University of Oklahoma Medical Center researchers, led by Dr Stewart Wolf, explore methods to block this mechanism while noting uncertainty and ethical limits. Delgados device also discussed as potential future aid to control heart activity.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
University of Oklahoma Medical Center
Stewart Wolf
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Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Wolf
Jose M. R. Delgado
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Thieves Snatch Purse Containing Couple's Savings
Milwaukee police report a 65-year-old man and his wife were attacked by two men who grabbed the wife's purse containing $15,000 in life savings. The couple, waiting for a bus around 9 pm, were assaulted as the money had been saved for a house purchase.
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Milwaukee
Frank Evans
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