Lasker Awards Bestow Five Europeans for Medical Breakthroughs
Five European scientists win the Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards in New York for ultrasound in diagnosis and prostaglandin research. Two winners share 15000 dollars for Clinical Medical Research. three share 14001 dollars for Basic Medical Research. Winners include Edler, Hertz, Bergström, Samuelsson, and Vane, with impact on non surgical diagnosis across multiple organs.
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Albert Lasker Medical Research
Lasker Foundation
New York
Albert Lasker
Inge G. Edler
University Hospital
Lund
Sweden
C. Bedmuth Hertz
Lund Institute of Technology
K. Lane D. Bergstrom
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm
Bengt Samuelsson
John Vane
Wellcome Hogparch Laboratoring
Beckenham
England
WACs End in 1943 but Women to Join Regular Army
General Mary Clarke announced no more Women Army Corps next year yet affirmed women will be assimilated into the regular Army to continue desegregation efforts. She said women, about 6 percent of personnel, work in varied roles from tank mechanics to police and are trains for combat like men, though not in combat due to public readiness. Dorothy Hamill, Olympic figure skater, released from Cedars-Sinai after treating upper intestinal inflammation and will rest at home before returning to Ice Capades in Oakland Tuesday.
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Mary Clarke
Fort Gordon
Wacs
Army
Dorothy Hamil
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Ouiland
Miss Hamall
Los Angeles
Kucinich wife announces pregnancy and city role
Sandy Kucinich wife of Cleveland mayor announces she is expecting and will quit teaching to devote time to city volunteer work arts promotion and functions for her husband’s administration. Also notes Miss World withdrawals over South Africa entry and Giulio Andreotti five day Canada visit highlighted by Trudeau welcome.
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Cleveland
Mayareteel
City Hall
Dennis Kucinich
Alcie
London
South Africa
Philippines
Indonesia
India
Giulio Andreotti
Andreotti
Toronto
Pierre Trudeau
Director trims 600 for Jackie Cooper role
Film director Franco Zeffirelli recalls cutting 600 hopefuls for the Jackie Cooper part in a new version of the 1931 film. From the York area, a 9 year old answered a casting call two weeks ago. Zeffirelli will pick 10 boys to read scenes, narrowing to one. He praises New York kids aged seven for wisdom and expressive eyes.
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Franco Zeffirelli
Jackie Cooper
York Area
Zelfirelli
Cooper
New York
Destruction rises in firemen strike
Britain endures a four day old firemen strike with militants opposing soldiers manning blazes. 12 fire related deaths reported by Home Office, including five children in Northern Ireland, as protests disrupt emergency response and raids on strike facilities escalate.
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London
Britain
Home Office
Northern Ireland
Army
Greater London Council
Defense Ministry
62 ounce nugget to star at Alaska gold auction
FAIRBANKS Alaska AP a 62 ounce nugget fills the cupped hands of a mat and is among 10 000 troy ounces of raw Alaska gold to be auctioned this weekend The sale totals about 1 500 000 with nuggets weighing 19 and 15 1 2 ounces and smaller pieces up to a troy ounce Auctioneers say Alaska miners get less than they deserve and the public pays too much after sale Most Alaska gold is sold as dust to smelters outside the state for about 100 an ounce and auctioneer Joe Kasler hopes for 145 150 or more for the dust price big pieces will fetch high prices
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Joe Kasler
Kasler
Biko Nude Shackled for 48 Hours During Inquiry
South Africa's imprisoned Black activist Steve Biko was shackled naked for 48 hours during police interrogation and later driven naked to a prison where he died. A police witness testified about the alleged death by self-harm while Biko bathed in a prison hospital four days earlier, as legal questions about police authority were raised.
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Pretoria
South Afrios
Steve Biko
Biko
South Africa
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