Jet airliner era opens with Comet flights plans
The British Comet jet airliner, recently certified, lines up its first commercial route London Rome Cairo, cutting travel times and signaling a broad Pacific and global network. British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines plans early jets Australia to North America via Honolulu and Vancouver, while Air Force Reserve officers face transfer.
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British Overseas Airways Corp
London
Cairo
Rome
England
New York
Pacific Coast
Johannesburg
India
Pakistan
Singapore
Australia
Canadian Pacific Airlines
New Zealand
Awaii
Nassau
Bermuda
Pacific
British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines
North America
Honolulu
San Francisco
Vancouver
Tries Untested Polio Drug on Daughter With Success
In St Louis on February 9, Dr. Alvin C. Schopp and Dr. Carl M. Higel report using an untested polio drug on a 3 year old girl at St. Anthony’s Hospital. The preliminary findings indicate relief from muscle spasm and reduced paralysis after the acute phase, though the drug was not part of a fully controlled experiment. Schopp declined to discuss further details.
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ST. Louis
Alvin C. Schopp
Carl M
Edwin G. Higel
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Schopp
St. Louis University
George VI Burial Place Shrine at St George Chapel Windsor
St George Chapel Windsor is the traditional shrine of English chivalry and royal burial site. Built by Edward IV in 1476 from gray Cotswold stone on older foundations, it houses heraldic stalls for the Knights of the Garter and holds kings such as Charles VI and Edward IV. Since 1928 George V ordered interments of direct royal heirs in the royal vault.
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Windsor
Eng
St. George Chapel
George VI
Edward IV
Edward Jr
Order of the Garter
Knigits of the Garter
Charles Henry VI
George Til
Victoria
George V
Luxus Consumption May Explain Thinness In Overeaters
Science notes from ALTON BLA RSEL on Luxus consumption as a theory for why some people eat freely and stay slim while others gain weight. The review cites metabolism increases after meals and emphasizes that obesity results from consuming more calories than expended, with heredity and psychology also playing roles.
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New York
the Borden
Reiew of Nutrition Research
Treatment claims and evolving paralysis case details
A parent describes a daughter's paralysis shifting from acute to chronic in one leg over a year. The account mentions a new drug, orthopedic surgery, and a university setting with a doctor and associates discussing treatment. The fragment cites a study group and antisubstance derivation from a bac terial culture.
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Jens
Byromen
Schopp
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