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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1940

Page

7

Houston girl ages rapidly to full development by age two

A five year old girl from Houston transformed by an accident of nature into a fully developed adult is being studied by doctors led by Dr Karl Karnaky. Tests from Duke University and twelve medical schools show over development of all glands with no known cure. the mind remains that of a five year old. The child stands four and a half feet tall, weighs 79 pounds, and has an older sister about ten. The case parallels a Peruvian child who became a mother at the same age last year.

Houston Tex UPI iThe Case Karl Karnaky Karnaky Duke University

Masked gunmen derail New York Central train robbery

Six masked robbers on a New York Central local halted at Marble Hill station at 2 a.m. and robbed a mail pouch bound for Yonkers. The crew was cowed at gunpoint. two postal clerks were handcuffed to an iron post. The heist lasted under three minutes with an estimated payroll stash of about 100000 dollars targeted.

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Myron Taylor Heads Home With Vatican Conult

Myron Taylor Roosevelt’s personal representative at the Vatican left Rome by plane to return to the United States for talks with President Roosevelt on whether to resume his post. He travels with his wife and a nurse and has been recovering from an operation.

Rome Myron Taylor Roosevelt Vatican United States

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