Florence beauty survives flood and art aid restoration
Florence, Italy, survived the 1966 flood that left a 15-foot high water mark. World relief funds and experts helped restore the city’s art treasures. The article tours the Piazza del Duomo, Brunelleschi’s dome, Michelangelo works, the Baptistry doors, Medici chapels, and the Laurentian Library, noting the height of Florence’s artistic heritage and enduring beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Italy
Europe
Arne
Michelangelo
David
Leonardo
Dante
Boticelli
Medici
Piazza del Duomo
Santa Maria del Fiore
St. Peter's
Brunelleschi
Santa Maria
Nicodemus
Giotto
Della Robbia
Andrea Pisano
Ghiberti
Paradise
Laurentian Library
Gal reporter digs into Air Force survival drill
Sacramento reporter volunteers for survival training at Mather Air Force Base as navigator students perform wet ditching and raft procedures. He endures rubber suits and cramped conditions, then experiences high altitude pressure chamber to simulate 43 000 and 25 000 foot conditions and hypoxia effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Mather Air Force Base
Air Force
Young ears at risk as noise rises across society
A report by Helen Vollmar outlines how today's 20 year olds may have hearing comparable to 40 year olds in 1950 and warns that future city residents could be deaf by 2000. Experts cite higher noise levels from toys, rock music, traffic and office machinery as key factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pliny the Elder
Nile River
Robert E. Tice
Sacramento State College
California
University of Tennessee
Tice
Italy
Henry
New York
W.G. Johnson
Cayman Islands
Paramount International Coin Corporation
Englewood
Ohio
Cuba
Caribbean Sea
Johnson
Cayman
Elizabeth
Prince Phillip
Royal Canadian Mint
Ottawa
Paramount
Franklin Mint
Republic of Panama
Modern day knights bring jousting to Great Britain stages
London reports on Max Diamond who trains stunt men in modern armor for duels with 12-foot lances and other weapons. Spectators attend town festivals for bloodless yet real clashes, plus falconry and fairs. Diamond plans an international association and hopes for Olympic inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Enterprise
Great Britain
Arthur
Tilt Yard
Galahad
Buzzard Creek
Diamond
Friar Tuck
Robin Hood
Queen of Light and Beauty
Are Tonsillectomies Really Needed
A health feature by Dr. Irwin J. Polk discusses indications for tonsillectomy. It weighs recurrent throat infections against risks, outlines when surgery is advisable, and explains alternative treatments for both children and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo, N.Y
Children's Hospital
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Judy Sund
Copley News Service
Duke of
Urbino
Guiliano
Lorenzo the Magnificent
VEDA
Federighi
Helen Vollmar
David M. Lipscomb
Knoxville
Lipscomb
Kenneth Henry
University of California At Davis
Burns London
Middlesex Hospital
Frederick Bopper
London
Knights of the Round Table
Earth
Max Diamond
Louisiana
Associated Press
Louisiana Tech
Baton Rouge
Bulldogs
Northeast Louisiana
Tech
McNeese State
Abilene
Lancelot
Pecos
South Eddy
Golden Corti
EL Monte
del Monte
Nestle
Ae Heim
Jusoa Choice
Coz
Chuck Roast
USDA
Lucerne
Raesome
Kodak & Polaroid Film
Kav
Polaroid
KODAK
U.S
Ana
Aracay
RCN
Tj Discount
Aia
Texas
Viva Towels
Joy
Romaine Lettuce
Dixie
Atique
Sunnybank
Leo Jl
Cui
Caricent
Wright
Hunt
Mrs. Cubbisons
Crisco
Toms
Manor House
Manor
Swift
East Point
Pacific
Armour's
Usda Choice
Frankfurters
ISDA
Sterling
Yee
Safeway Coffee
Pillsbury
Shady Lane
Piedmont
Taree Eer
Cragmont
Birds Eye
Shortcake
Sara Lee
Bel-Air. du
Bel-Air
Parkerhouse Rolls
Bel-Air, S
Bel Air
Morton
Safeway Stores, Incorporated
Soneless
Irwin J. Polk
M.D. Copley News Service
Paul J. Weis
Panamanian Ministry of Finance
Banco Nacional de Panama
Biafra
Switzerland
Franklin Center
United States
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