Ethel Waters dies at 76 in California
Ethel Waters, a 60 year veteran of stage and screen, died Thursday at friends' home in Chatsworth after a long illness. Born October 31, 1900, in Chester, Pennsylvania, she rose from poverty, faced poverty in later life, and left a legacy of hits like Stormy Weather and Am I Blue. Private memorials are set for Tuesday at Forest Lawn Memorial in Glendale.
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Million-dollar dream gamble by Pennsylvania couple
Tom and Philomena Drake sold nearly all they owned for 20000 to fund Pennsylvania Instant Bingo tickets. They spent 9000 on 9000 tickets and face tough odds of 35 million to one for 1000 a week for life. Drake aims to open a real estate company if they win or lose.
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California Senate backs measure ending mandatory retirement
The Assembly approved AB586 in a 73-0 vote, sending a compromise to the Senate. The bill would allow workers at nonpublic employers to continue working past the normal retirement date if healthy, addressing age discrimination concerns. Assemblyman Art Torres announced the move for absent colleague Richard Alatorre.
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Elderly Drug Abuse Highlighted By National Experts
SEATTLE UPI Experts Ron Gaetano and Barbara Epstein warn that unintentional elderly drug misuse rivals alcohol and youth abuse. They cite borrowed drugs, irregular use, and over‑use of nonprescription medicines as risks and plan a National Drug Abuse Conference in April.
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Dissenters Reported as Prisoners in Soviet Psychiatry
At the World Congress of Psychiatrists in Honolulu two Russian doctors in exile described dissenters in the USSR as mentally ill to justify confinement. They cited about 200 cases where sane individuals were held in state hospitals or special institutions, with abuse and punitive measures including wet wraps and fixation. Western nations have formed task forces to document and publicize these internments.
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