Cigarette Smoking Ties to Higher Death Rates Revealed
A American Cancer Society study based on nearly 200000 men aged 50 to 70 finds smokers die sooner from all causes, with death rates from heart disease and cancer up to double those of nonsmokers. Heavy daily smoking raises risks further, while pipe or cigar use shows less impact.
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H Bomb Early Ready Claim Tied to 1945 Plans
Washington reports a long, tortuous path to the H-bomb with key figures Edward Teller and J Robert Oppenheimer at center. Teller says the weapon could have been ready in 1947 if 1945 plans had not been abandoned, while Oppenheimer faced moral scruples and later opposed a full scale build. The 992 page security hearings reveal pressures, debates, and shifts that shaped postwar policy and the Atomic Energy Commission’s stance.
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Ike Duffey Runs Private Car Rail Line For Fun
ANDERSON Ind Ike Duffey head of Central Indiana Railway says it is more fun to ride in a private car attached to a freight train than draw a salary. Since 1899 the line posted big losses yet Duffey built it up with neighborly service and civic business, operating unpaid as president while earning $1 yearly. He aims to prove the line sound before accepting pay again.
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Burned Up over Deal On Air Conditioning
CHICAGO Paul Greenfield told police he was lured by three men into a wholesale air conditioner scam. He paid 680 dollars in a tavern meet and was sent to a Northwest Side garage to collect the unit but found no machine or delivery.
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Critics Predict Marge Will be Circuit's Darling
Pat Margaret Truman attracted applause in Mountain Home as she debuted in Autumn Crocus at Pocono Playhouse. Critics praised her as the darling of the summer circuit with a smooth, professional portrayal of Katie Grey. She, daughter of a former president, stayed in contact with her hospitalized father while continuing a planned nine week run through August.
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Mountain Home
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Pocono Playhouse
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Variety Magazine
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Philadelphia Playhouse In the Park
Japanese Chiefs of Staff Take Office July 1
Tokyo announced a four-man joint chiefs of staff to direct Japan's growing military forces. They will assume office July 1 when new defense laws creating the body take effect. None has prior military experience.
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Pursglove Mine to Open After Six Weeks Shutdown
Christopher Coal Co. announced Pursglove No. 15 mine would reopen Monday after six weeks of immobilization due to an underground fire. President Charles R. Nailer said 175 men are being recalled on a three shift basis. about 300 were employed before the fire. Ten men were injured, none seriously, as the mine was sealed and flooded to extinguish the blaze.
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Christopher Coal Co
Charles R. Nailer
Pep Up with Ostres Tonic Tablets Ad
A vintage drug ad urges readers to discard age as a limit and try Ostres Tonic Tablets for debility and low energy. It claims both sexes gain pep and feel years younger, promoting Ostrex as a cure at 50¢ and noting availability at Cohen's Cut Rate in Beckley.
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Auto License Sales Surpass Previous Year Totals
West Virginia data show Charleston sales of automobile license plates ahead of last year. Motor Vehicles Commissioner Joseph P Condry reports about 200000 plates sold so far this year versus 24000 at the same date in 1953. He credits earlier mailing of applications and a night shift for processing.
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