Weekend Notes on Shady Sales and Odd Headlines
Saturday Notebook Times surveys a wave of hustle scams from phony sales pitches to complete mail offers and misdirected directories. It mocks these schemes, cites a CPSC fireworks delay, and riffs on sport stats and celebrity divorces with wry, regional humor.
Night choking prompts and doctor replies
A reader describes awakening during the night choking or strangling for three years and asks for an explanation. The message seeks medical insight into nocturnal breathing difficulties and possible causes or remedies.
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Dr. Thosteson
Sleep apnea and hiatal hernia linked to night coughing
A medical column outlines sleep apnea as a possible cause of nocturnal breathing pauses and insomnia, noting a 10 percent prevalence and links to diaphragm movement, nasal or throat obstruction, or mucus buildup. It suggests elevating the head, weight loss, smoking reduction, and thorough ENT and chest X-ray exams for persistent cases.
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Stanford University Medical School
Thosteson
F.E.A
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and policy note
Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and out of state readers with monthly quarterly and yearly options. Tax details: in trade area include sales tax. out of state deduct 3 percent. Associated Press rights note preserved.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Earnings Slide Across Big Firms Deepens Recession Signals
New York AP. Major second-quarter results show GE profit down 13 percent and International Paper down 37 percent while IBM rises helped by gains at Citicorp and New York Corp. Sugar prices soar and First National City Bank raises its prime rate by 4? to 7.44 percent. CAB plans airline fare and route deregulation tests. Chrysler names Riccardo to succeed Townsend with Cafiero taking over as president. Amex rejects merger with NYSE citing public interest and smaller firms protection.
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General Electric Co
International Paper Co
International Business Machines Corp
Wall Street
New York Corp
Citicorp
Amstar Corp
First National City Bank
Federal Reserve
Chrysler Corp
Auto Make
John J. Riccardo
Lynn Townsend
Riccardo
Eugene Cafiero
Townsend
American Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Paul Kolton
Amex
Scholars View Slumping Churches Face Vitality Question
New York AP reports church scholars at a United Church of Christ conference say church decline stems from neglecting core faith nurturing. They urge balancing social action with reinforcing worship and eternal aims to restore vitality and authentic commitment in mainline denominations. San Rafael AP notes the Consumer Product Safety Commission warns high pressure airless paint spray guns can injure skin and may require amputation if body parts are exposed to the jet.
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Secu
United Church of Christ
Paul Harrison
Penn State University
San Rafael
Calif
U.S
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Television Log Chronicle of Channel Lineup And Schedule
A dense telecast lineup lists ABC NBC CBS PBS and cable channels with hourly blocks and show titles across daytime and evening hours including sport, movies, news, and children's programming. Notable items include Dallas, The Jeffersons, Sesame Street, Rock operas, and a wide mix of classic and contemporary programs across multiple networks.
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