72-year-old Swensen to attend Oz 50th fair in Liberal
Oz veteran Clarence Swensen known as Shorty will travel from Texas to Liberal Kansas for a three day Ottoberfest celebration marking the Wizard of Oz 50th anniversary. He is among nine former Munchkins joining about 50,000 attendees, as Liberal touts the town as Oz’s most devoted home.
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Flugerville
Texas
Yellow Brick Road
Kansas
Clarence Swensen
Liberal
Kan
Swensen
Holly Hatcher
Kansas Town
Dorothy
Ms. Hatcher
Toto
Stephen Cox
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Culver City
Calif
Myma
Myra Swensen
Dear Ann Landers and Illiteracy Crisis Parley
Readers debate frank relationship reality and the decline of literacy in America. A New Castle letter urges honest talk on marriage while a Lake Worth reader highlights illiteracy as a threat, invoking Bush's priority and Chicago school reform hopes.
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Ann Landers
Ann
New Castle
Del
Jonathan Kozol
America
Time
Council On Education
S.E
Lake Worth
Fla
Bush
Barbara
Chicago
Bill Bennett
Richard M. Daley
Lawsuits endangering newborns pressure doctors to curb deliveries
The Institute of Medicine warns fear of malpractice lawsuits and rising insurance costs push obstetricians and midwives to limit care, harming poor women and raising infant mortality. Short and long term fixes include subsidies, no fault schemes, and arbitration. Medical leaders caution against misperceptions blaming clinicians for all birth defects.
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Washington
Institute of Medicine
Institute Study Committee
Roger J. Bulger
Association of Academic Health Centers
United States
Bulger
National Health Service Corps
American Medical Association
Arthur L. Herbst
Department of Obstetrics
Pritzker School of Medicine
University of Chicago
Fungus Under Fingernails Needs Careful Review
Dear reader describes nail fungus across four fingers. Griseofulvin can treat but requires months of therapy with possible side effects. Discuss with a doctor to determine suitability, tests, and duration, often four months for fingernails and six months for toenails. Seek referral to a plastic surgeon if considering procedures.
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DR. Donohue
R.Y
P.G
Department of Plastic Surgery
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American Heart Ra FE Association
Timex
Kramer Drug
Ottawa
Donald N. Medearis Jr
Harvard Medical School
Man
Helton’s Hallmark Shop
Main
San
Fashion Alley
Naturalizer
Sweden
Taupe
Flutt “Taupe
G&r
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