Premature Birth Weights Linked to Later Disabilities in Study
A five year study at a Chicago hospital followed 65 very low birth weight infants and 65 normal peers. Ten years on, preemies showed higher rates of mental delay, neurological issues and hearing loss, while normal peers fared better in vision and schooling. The research, led by Dr. F Howell Wright, questioned earlier assumptions about handicaps in very early births.
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New York
UPI
Evel
University of Chicago School of Medicine
F. Howell Wright
American Medical Association
SAMTEC Names 1972 Top NCO and Airman of the Year
SAMTEC announced MSgt. Seaman L. Wilkes as Outstanding Career NCO and Sgt. Donald H. Waidelich as Outstanding First Term Airman. Wilkes, of the 6595th Space Test Group, cited for saving $12,000 yearly and earning a degree, also active in NCO groups. Waidelich, admin specialist, praised for filing system work and advisory duties. Wisconsin native, earned Air Force Commendation Medal. Both honored at a SAMTEC Commander's Call with trophies presented by Maj. Gen. Jessup D. Lowe.
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Space and Missile Test Center
Samtec
Seaman L. Wilkes
Donald H. Waidelich
Wilkes
Oklahoma
Air Force
Waidelich
Wisconsin
FEC tracks Santa Claus flight for Christmas Eve
ITT's Federal Electric Corporation and Space and Missile Test Center team up to monitor Santa's sleigh as it departs the North Pole. Giant radars relay data to the center for processing and distribution to General Telephone switchboards in Lompoc and Santa Maria. Reports issued every two hours from 4 p.m. to 9 30 p.m.
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Santa Barbara County
Santa Claus
Santa
ITT
Federal Electric Corporation
Space and Missile Test Center
General Telephone Co
North Pole
Electronic
General Telephone Company
Lompoc
Santa Maria
Nature motifs in early Christmas cards and Prang's rise
Early cards in the 1860s featured flowers birds landscapes and seascapes as album cards. Louis Prang the Boston printer popularized the modern greeting card with floral designs and a simple Merry Christmas message, launching a mass market that reached five million cards yearly within five years.
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New York
UPI
Grandma
Louis Prang
Prang
Boston
National Association of Greeting Card Publishers
London
England
Edward Everett Hale
Gas Company Hints On Saving Natural Gas At Home
Southern California Gas Company urges consumers to conserve natural gas with simple home tips. Use smaller flames, cover pots, limit preheating, close windows, lower thermostats at night, keep drapes closed, fix leaks, take full loads, and wash efficiently to save gas and money.
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Harold Roper
Norman J. Klitz
NASA Kennedy Space Center-Western Test Range
M. M. Sundt Construction Company
Employers Insurance of
Wausau
Henry R. van Goey
Ksc-Wtr
Ocean Avenue
Moore Charge
Noncommissioned Officers Association
Ncoairman Advisory Council
FEC
Hale
Beno
C.T. Interiors
BroaDway
Men’s & Boys
Ginger
Bill
Corner O & Laurel St
Southern California Gas Company
RON Factory
W. Main
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