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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1958
Page
3
CHICAGO AP An electronic pacemaker kept 58 year old Mrs. Samuel Winsberg's heart beating during a two day life or death crisis from coronary thrombosis. The device attaches to the chest and stimulates the heart to beat when action lag occurs. With medication, her heart returned to a normal pattern and has grown stronger.
In Madrid's Street of Knife Makers restaurants eschew knives. Chefs slow cook meats until very tender and waiters carve with the side of a plate. The unusual dining practice highlights a local culinary quirk and cultural approach to carving meats.
The Mackinac Bridge dedication is split into a four man ceremony on June 28 to symbolize Michigan's Upper and Lower peninsulas. A four drawstring veil will reveal a dedicatory plaque controlled by four different hands. Participants include Wilber M. Brucker and G Mennen Williams along with Pren tiss M. Brown and Walter L. Cisler. The $100 million bridge spans five miles across the Straits of Mackinac with a 7,400 foot suspension span, traffic expected Nov. 1, 1957.
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