One in ten Americans face home accident risk
A Perspective magazine report from Blue Cross and Blue Shield estimates 10 percent of Americans will be injured at home this year, with 4.1 million accidents in 1969 causing days of disability and a $1.7 billion cost. Falls are the leading home killer, especially among those over 75, with bedrooms and living areas most affected.
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Perspective
Blue Cross
Blue Shield Magazine
U.S
Public Health Service
Lady Godiva Ride Note Cited In Britannica 1957
The article quotes Pyle on the dangers of home and road inefficiencies, urging awareness that the home ranks as a potential danger alongside the road. It also notes Britannica’s 1957 recording of Lady Godiva's iconic Coventry ride protesting taxes.
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Pyle
Lady Godiva
Coventry
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Senior Citizens Explore Oxford Open House Tour
Frederick County seniors joined 62 travelers by two charter buses at 7:30 a.m. for the 13th Annual House and Garden Tour of Oxford. The trip showcased the town's century old homes, Tred Avon Ferry, Robert Morris Inn, Wye Oak, and waterfront charm as part of the aging commission's recreation program.
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Oxford
Frederick
Frederick County
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Bay
Tred Avon
Bellevue
Land Spit
Elizabeth Inner
Bill Benson
Benson
Robert Morris Inn
Robert Morris
Frederickton- Se
Wye Oak
Wye Milla
Valley Forge
Bethesda teen rent a bike plan in Mid Atlantic area
Bethesda's youth group the Bethesda Junior Citizens' Club led by Kippy Nash announces a Rent-A-Bike service with brand new three speed bikes at 3.50 dollars per day across Bethesda Silver Spring Wheaton while funding civic projects. The club plans hospital visits waste paper drives petitions and litter bag distribution as part of a broad youth program.
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Bethesda
Hertz Rent
Mid- Atlantic
Bethesda Junior Citizens’ Club
Kippy Nash
Pooks Hill Road
Montomery
America
Nash
Bethesday
Silver Spring
Wheaton
Howard Sloan
Maplewood Civic Association
Suburban
Coordin
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National Safety Council
Robert Lee Grossnickle
Lawrence L. Lewis
Morgan-Keller, Inc
Red 1
Smithsburg
State Associated Builders and Contractors
E. Mason Biggs
Pennsylvania State University
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc
Mary C. Shipley
Hazel Oland Engelbrecht
Gladys Delauter
Ator
Ruth Crane
Alexander Leslie
Luray Caverns
Ocean City
Leslie
Kenny Burch
Woolco Department Stores
Hoover
Woolco
Hoover Rep
PSI Dan
Wodel
Frederick Shopping Center
7Th St
Schley Ave
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