Twiddling Of Thumbs Eases Pain In Chinese Surgery
A Shanghai hospital study shows acupuncture pressure at the snuff box can substitute for needles during thyroid cancer surgery. Actress Ho Soo Soo reportedly felt no pain as surgeons operated for 13 hours, while observers note varied reactions among patients. Researchers explore nerve and brain pathways, with some trials suggesting pain signals can be modulated by pressure or needle sites.
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Shanghai
Hua Shan
Shangha Medical School
People's Republic of China
Institute of Physiology
Chang Ksiang-tung
Yale University
China
Chang
Tan Teh-pei
Jothers
Puarles
Curtailed Railroad Service Clouds Floydada Progress
Floydada faces curtailed railroad service as Frisco lines shift traffic and move United Transportation Inc car deliveries to Amarillo. Officials insist service remains but through freights will be re routed, complicating local industry and prompting a Tuesday meeting with residents to discuss layoffs and future plans.
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Avalanche-Journal
Floydada
Frisco Railroad Company
Q.a&p
Quanah
Paducal
Bill Flynt
Floydads Chamber of Commerce
United Transportation Inc
Amarillo
Frisco
A&p
Avant
Okla
Santa Fe
Mahon
Unitedransport Inc
Q, A&p
Massie
Chamber of Commerce
Flynt
Paducah
Paris Metro Clerk Killed as Passenger Attacks Station
A Paris Metro clerk named Alex Crosnowski, 47, was killed at a station beneath the Arc de Triomphe when a passenger struck him after being questioned about a ticket. Witnesses said the suspect fled and workers on the subway line stopped work for the night in protest.
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Paris
Alex Crosnowski
Hov
Arc de Triomphe
TVA adds 77,700 customers in 1972 growth
TVA power distributors report 77,700 new customers added in fiscal 1972, bringing total to 2.2 million nationwide. This marks continued expansion in Tennessee and other service areas as the agency extends electric utility reach.
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TVA
Knoxville
Tenn
TVA Power
Nixon asks Congress for fast authority to ease import limits
President Nixon sent legislation to Congress to grant immediate power to reduce or suspend tariffs and import quotas on high priced commodities. He said the authority would be used to restrain inflation unless it would harm homes or workers in mining industry fishing or commerce or be against national interests.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Tat
Nison
Ante inflation Trade Act plan tied to tariff limits
The plan would cap tariff changes at 30 percent of import value and require the President to notify Congress within three days of any action and rationale. The measure, titled the Ante inflation Trade Act, aims to curb rapid tariff shifts amid inflation. Shopping centers in West Germany show a boom with no large centers in 172 yet, but ten more are slated to open in two years.
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House
Senate
West Germany
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