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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1934
Page
6
A reflection on changing fashion norms from twenty five years ago when worn shoes signified poverty to today when exposing toes and holey footwear is fashionable. The piece contrasts past hardship with current trends and social perceptions surrounding footwear.
Reports trace Pacific Coast chants to Buddhists of the Orient. A diver is killed by a three foot wide tropical clam off Florida, which clamps shut and drowns him.
Soviet biologist Professor Koltzoff claims a method to determine the sex of unborn offspring works in rabbits with high accuracy and shows potential for cattle breeding. He envisions applying the technique to humans though he calls human use minor. The approach uses electric charge differences to separate male and female potential fertilizing cells.
A husband learns who his true friends are as his wife clues him in by arranging encounters. Each meeting reveals who sticks by him, proving loyalty comes from those who stand by the couple.
The American Psychiatric Association calls for reform in capital cases with insanity pleas. A committee urges judges to limit evidence of mental condition to what a lay jury can grasp. Juries are seen as overwhelmed by clinical subtleties and loopholes.
The article argues juries need straightforward evidence to decide responsibility in insanity cases. It warns that plain explanations curb abuse of insanity pleas and improve trial fairness.
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