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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1955

Page

2

Stevenson May Be Active After Knee Operation

CHICAGO John Fell Stevenson youngest son of Adlai E Stevenson 19 had his shattered right kneecap removed after an auto truck collision near Goshen Ind He will stay ten days to two weeks in Passavant Hospital and is expected to resume normal activities including tennis and skiing after recovery Dr James K Stack repaired damaged tendons during the operation He may use temporary leg support before starting physical therapy.

Chicago John Steven Passavant Hospital Stevenson Adlai E. Stevenson Goshen Ind Harvard University

Cure For Blues And Mental Illnesses Described

ALTON L. BLAKESLEE reports at an AAAS symposium in Atlanta that five new drugs act like mental penicillin for certain mental illnesses and the blues. The medicines calm nerves and sometimes bring dramatic results, signaling a new era in psychiatry.

Atlanta American Assny For the Advancement of Science

New Drugs Show Promise For Mental Illness Treatment

Doctors report several medicines aiding long standing mental illness. Freniquel helps patients talk and regain interest. reserpine and chlorpromazine calm highly disturbed women, with some returning home or working. Chlorpromazine helps over eighty percent of 1300 patients. Mercatran reduces alcohol binges in blues. Midown aids many hospitalized patients. overall results vary.

Nina Toll Middletown Corin Werner Tuteur David Lepison Elgin State Hospital Elgin Herman Denber Etta G Bird Manhattan State Hospital New York Richard C. Procter Winston-Salem N.C Veronica Pennington Mississippi State Hospital Whitfield Miss

Vicks Medi-Mist Nasal Spray Promises Relief

Advert says Vicks new nasal spray Medi-Mist relieves severe head cold distress by shrinking swollen membranes. Uses a clinic style atomizer and claims hours of breathing ease as the cold feel subsides.

New Vicks Wonder Bdecter Vicks New Vicks

Solon urges bipartisan Madison Avenue for 1956 campaign

Senator Mike Monroney urges Madison Avenue to hedge bets in the 1956 presidential race proposing two rival advertising agencies for Democrats and Republicans. He cites a prominent exec and plans to relay the idea to Democratic chairman Paul Butler.

Washington A. S Mike Monroney Paul M. Butler

Train wreck in Chile kills soldier engineer and civilian

A military train hauling gypsum derailed near Puente Alto in central Chile last night killing the train’s soldier engineer and a civilian passenger. Officials offered no cause for the crash.

Santiago Chile Puente Alto Firman

Nixon Voted Nation's Best Dressed Man of 1955

The American Women’s Institute named Vice President Nixon the nation’s best dressed man for 1955. Miamiday night the group announced top picks including Henry Ford II Averell Harriman A M Sonnabend Ruby Newman Leo Durocher Eddie Fisher and others noting Nixon’s smart striking ideal look and poised appearance.

New York Nixon American Women’s Institute Institute Henry Ford II Automobile Averell Harriman New — Souk Ruby Newman Society Leo Durocher Eddie Fisher Young ‘Jook

Mentally Sick Suspect Freed In Triple Slaying Case

Chicago police cleared Albert Pemberton of involvement in the October 16 disappearance and murder of three boys John Schues sler Anton II and Robert Peterson. A lie test was inconclusive but other evidence led to his release.

Chicago Albert Pemberton John Schuessler Anton Robert Peterson Pemberton Florida Maryland

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