Soviet Espionage Link to ESP Parapsychology Revealed
Paris based exiled physicist August Stern claims the Soviet Union ran secret parapsychology research with military aims. He describes a Siberian lab, Special Department No. 8, in Novosibirsk with KGB connections and high funding, testing psi phenomena and telepathic methods before its 1969 closure.
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Parapsychology Spreads Across Secret Soviet Labs
The piece notes U S experiments in telepathy and ESP allegedly failed yet sparked Kremlin interest. It cites a more secret Moscow lab under KG8, Soviet parapsychologists amid harassment, Brezhnev hints at banning such research, and mentions psi particles amid KGB involvement and mysticism in Russia.
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U S training in psychology race raises Cold War fears
The piece notes American concern over Soviet parapsychology research, or psychotronics, and reports that US and Soviet researchers have not produced breakthroughs unknown to Western scientists. It cites publications, conferences, and UNESCO contexts while highlighting shared scientific skepticism.
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Minnesota Cancer Information Service volunteers aid callers
Since May 1976 trained volunteers answer toll free questions about cancer in Minnesota. Debra Minde notes 6 000 to 7 000 calls, with breast cancer most inquired about and 60 percent answered by women.
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Menstrual symptoms linked to beliefs say Princeton study
A Princeton University study in Science finds that psychological cues can heighten reported premenstrual symptoms. Women told they would menstruate reported more pain water retention and appetite and arousal changes than those told they were midcycle or given no timing info, suggesting learned beliefs influence symptom reporting.
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Delaware Guidance Services
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