Public not taking advantage of new medical advances
Washington AP Surgeon General Leroy Burney says the federal medical research program will yield breakthroughs but warns the public and medical profession are not using existing knowledge for prevention and early detection. He cites easy glaucoma and cervical cancer tests that are underused, and notes no mass preventive vaccine is available for cancer.
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Asodiies Press
Washington
Leroy Burney
Burney
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NIH aims for gradual advances in heart and cancer cures
Burney cites no quick cures from current programs and foresees progress in stages by learning more about human biology. He predicts improved drugs for high blood pressure and clot control, arthritis, and possibly additional cancers, while noting cancer chemotherapies are mostly limited to leukemia. NIH funding has risen fivefold since 1954, with a 1954- era level of 295 million for medical research and 14 million more planned via carryover.
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Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Health Service
New Solar Wind Data From Pioneer V Spotted
NASCAR AP report: Pioneer V radioed back electrical current from over 20 000 miles out, supporting the sun’s constant solar wind of protons. NASA notes this major finding confirms a ring current near Earth that could heighten radiation hazards for future manned flights. Pioneer V also aligns with earlier probes Explorer VI and Pioneer I observations.
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Washington
U. S
Pioneer V
Pioneer I
Explorer VI
IRS Clarifies Expense Rules
The IRS clarifies regulations for employee expense accounts to avoid questions from tax agents. The rules, effective now, apply to 1959 returns and require written itemization, work connection, necessity, and disclosure of company charged expenses. For entertainment, the employee must detail who, where, when, why, and how much, plus travel details.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Rockefeller Suffered Setbacks as NY Legislature Closes Session
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller faced multiple defeats from his own Republican party as the New York Legislature adjourned the 1960 session. Lawmakers rejected his proposals to curb racial bias in private housing and dismissed a softened version of his shelters plan for fallout preparedness, signaling sharp internal party resistance.
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Albany
N. Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Res
General Hines Dies After Long Veterans Service
Washington AP reports Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines retired commander who led government veterans affairs for nearly 22 years died Sunday. He would have turned 82 next year.
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Washington
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Affairs
Underwood Sees WV Anti Kennedy Tilt in Primary
West Virginia Governor Cecil H. Underwood, a Republican, says Kennedy will face a tough battle in the Democratic presidential preferential primary in the state. He notes Hubert Humphrey is better known locally, cites unemployment, and predicts southern states may back Nixon. Underwood blames GOP weaknesses on lack of grassroots strength and Eisenhower’s limited party leadership.
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New Brunswick
N. J
West Virginia
Cecil H. Underwood
John Kennedy
Dmass
Underwood
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Kennedy
Humphrey
Tion
Richard Nixon
Youth Urgence To Assume Lead On Integration
Washington AP report on the White House Conference on Children and Youth urging President Eisenhower to back full public school racial integration. Delegates, 7,570 strong, approved about 700 recommendations and backed sit-in demonstrations at segregated lunch counters. Debate over executive leadership not entered official record. The conference closes after ten years with calls for federal and state action to reopen closed schools amid Prince Edward County resistance.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Conference On Youth Problems
White House
Prince Edward County
William Victor Robinson 52 Wyco resident dies
William Victor Robinson of Wyco dies at 1:45 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services are set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mt Grove Baptist Church in Wyco with Rev. Henry Dubois officiating. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. Body remains at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home until one hour before service, then at church for lying in state. Pallbearers include Johnny Holdclaw Adam Glass Manuel Dodd Robert Anderson Johnny Frank John Dalton Obie Stewart. Ladies of Mt Grove Baptist Church to serve as flowerbearers. Arrangements by Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.
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Robinson Robinson
William Victor
Wyco
Mt. Grove Baptist Church
Henry Dubois
Greenwood Memorial Park
Wright and Anderson
Johnny Holdclaw
Adam Glass
Manual Dodd
Robert Anderson
Johnny Frank
John Dalton
Obie Stewart
Mt Grove Baptist Church
Wright & Anderson Funeral Home
Radio and TV Service Local ads mix repair jobs
A collage of home appliance and electronics repair offers from various small businesses. Listings include Wrights Radio Service, James TV Service, W. C. Rogers Plumbing and Heating, John W. Eye TV, Ashworth & Sparks, and others offering repairs for radios, televisions, refrigerators, ranges, washing machines, and more with guarantees and local contact numbers. Job offers for help wanted and domestic services, plus items for sale and moving services, fill the classified-style page.
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John W. Eye
West
Neville St
Dial
Ashworth & Sparks, Inc
Prince St. Ome
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Obituary notices for George George and Mary Madeline Pack
Obituaries listGeorge George 61 of 117 West C Street died April 4 at home Funeral service April 6 in Keyser-Bryant Chapel burial Sunset Memorial Park Flowers omitted in lieu Salvation Army or charity. Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home Forren Mary Madeline Pack 39 of 224 East Prince Street died April 4 at a local hospital Funeral April 6 Presbyterian Church with burial Mt Tabor Cemetery Melton Mortuary body lies in state until funeral. James Arthur Ruth 61 of Lynee died April 1 at Memorial Hospital Man W Va funeral April 6 at Joseph Baptist Church Lynco burial Sunset Memorial Park. Caffee Funeral Home will receive body for funeral. Florists Flowers for all occasions. Beckley Cut Flower Snow Thornton Florists.
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Howard E
West C Street
Keyser-Bryant
Johnstown Road
Sunset Memorial Park
Salvation Army
Forren Forren
Mary Madeline Pack
East Prince Street
Melton Mortuary
Presbyterian Church
James W. Witherspoon
Mt. Tabor
Ruth
James Arthur
Lynee
Man Memorial Hospital
Man
W. Va
Joseph Baptist Church
Lynco
Wylie Brooks
Caffee
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