How to Keep Well by Scottish Physicians on Predeath Phase
Internal Medicine News reports a group of Scottish doctors defining predeath as the phase when the aged outlive bodily vigor and mental wisdom. They discuss diseases of aging causing bladder incontinence dementia and arteriosclerotic brain disease and explore whether these disturbances can be prevented and the best treatment given the shortage of hospitals and nursing homes. The burden of care falls on spouses and middle-aged relatives.
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Atlanta Mayor Proposes Boundaries Expansion and Annexations
Mayor Sam Massell released a plan to expand Atlanta from 136 to 309.7 square miles, shifting the black to white ratio from 52/48 to 47/53. The annexed area includes wealthy suburbs on the North Side, while College Park would be expanded to 198.2 square miles to absorb southern portions. The plan requires state legislature approval next year and aims to curb inner city whites leaving the city.
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Fathers and Hospitals Demand a Place in Delivery Rooms
A reader argues fathers should be present in delivery rooms and be treated as partners from start to finish. The piece cites support from the American Institute of Family Relations and anthropologist M. F. Ashlevy Montagu, urging hospital reforms and family solidarity. The column offers Q and A on education funds for college and tips for social acceptance among men.
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First US public building lit by gas in Philadelphia 1817
Independence Hall in Philadelphia became the first public building in the United States to be lit by gas in 1817, marking a milestone in urban illumination and energy use.
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Derailing Disrupts Traffic On Coleman Street
A railroad car loaded with wood chips derailed in West Monroe late Monday blocking Montgomery Street while Coleman Street was closed. Police noted this is the fourth derailment along Coleman Street for the Illinois Central Railroad since midsummer. Crews planned to clear the road early today and remaining debris from a derailment a month ago still cluttered the ditch.
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Probe Into Death Of Boy Continues In Mississippi
An 11 year old Harperville youth Earl Burkes died in a Jackson hospital from a gunshot wound to the head. He was wounded Sunday night in his front yard while discharging fireworks. Deputies say few details have been released. The investigation continues.
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