Pole Shaped X Ray Beams Cancer Treatment Breakthrough
University of Michigan College of Medicine researchers use a betatron producing 25 million volt X rays in a pole shaped beam to target deep brain and neck cancers. The method relies on precise, noninvasive beam control and phantom testing to map dose. Four patients have been treated. one deep brain cancer case showed near complete destruction of tumor tissue.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Cincago
University of Michneis College of Medicine
John S. Laughlin
Sommething
Roger A. Harvey
University of Minois
Urbana
Donald W. Kerst
Stepin Fetchit Eyes Satchel Paige Film Role
Satchel Paige may star in a movie about his life with Stepin Fetchit, who says he will play the pitcher once awake. Fetchit, broke yet under contract, recounts past riches and a Chicago library debt as sheriff’s deputies seize his possessions. He notes Paige and Fetchit resemble each other and hopes to land the role to fulfill a lifelong urge.
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Stepin Fetchit
Satchel Paige
Skunks
Charles W. White
Muncie
Ind
Cleveland
Hollywood
Sachino
Chicago
Stepin Feichit
Will Rogers
W. Pele Anthony
Fetchit
Lincoln Theodore Monroe Perry
Sloplu ‘Fetchit
Anita Stewart
Old Kentucky
Spencer Tracy
Bryan Donlevy
Key West
Fla
Stepin Fetchti
Satehel Paige
Stepin Fetehit
Pinta
Paige
Amin
Enrollments in W.Va. Colleges Decline Only Half- Expected Amount
West Virginia college enrollments fell about two and a half percent from 19,762 full-time students in 1948-49 to 19,277 in 1949-50. State colleges lost 62 fewer students, with part-time numbers rising to 3,245, while 1,010 graduates in 1949 exceed 592 in 1948. Five state schools and two non-state schools posted gains.
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W.va
Charleston
West Virginia
State Board of Education
IL. K. Baer
Baer
Bluefield
Concord
Fairmont State
Glenville
Marshall
Shepherd
West Liberty
West Virginia Tech
West Virginia State
West Virginia University
Potomac State
Alderson-Broaddus
Beckley
Bethany
Davis and Eiking
Morris Harvey
Salem
Starey
Wesleyan
Manure Loader Used as Scaffold for Barn Painting
Des Moines Iowa Homer Peters who farms northeast of Alta Iowa painted his barn using a manure loader as a scaffold. Bruce and Dean Peters helped by fastening a plank to the loader bucket and standing on it to paint under the eaves as the lift moved downward. They also enjoyed moving the tractor when a wall panel was finished.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Homer Peters
Alta
Lfar
Nomans
Bruce
Dean
iPeters
Wheeling Place Of Skull Recalled In Panhandle History
Bill Downs recounts Wheeling history from early Native conflicts to modern industry. He notes Wheeling Creek’s grim origin at the mouth of the creek, the rise of Wheeling as a trade center, the National Road, and its role as a future state capital. The piece highlights Wheeling’s parks, Oglebay, and Wheeling Downs racing as key cultural and economic facets.
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West Virginia
Helly Communaten
Bill Downs
Wheeling
Wheeling Creek
Ohio River
Wheeling Island
Zane Brothers
Ebenezer
Jonathan
Silas
Virginia
Ogrebay Park
Affe
Green Hills
Bethany Pike
World Search for Fats Means Whaling Room
An Ag News features piece outlines the global race to exploit whales for oil and meat. It notes European dominance in modern, efficient whaling, with ships and factories designed for rapid processing and preservation. The Balaena, a 21 000 deadweight behemoth, exemplifies industry scale and tech. Whale oil stockpiles influenced wartime food supplies and postwar rationing across Britain and Japan.
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James D. White
Europe
Antarctic
Lalaena
England
TSK
United States
Whale Reef
Japan
Old Dakota Corn Palace Gets Annual Face Lift
Mitchell Nebras ka residents annually redecorate the Corn Palace with corn and grain. The 195 by 182 foot Moorish building uses panels carved from corn and features pioneer pictures. Last year required 3 000 bushels of corn and cost 17 000 dollars to redecorate. local artists supervise designs for the event.
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Mitchell
Corn Palace
Central Press
5. D
Associated P Lincoln
Neal Datha
Gheese Ancatitiog
Mile Ian
Mitchelites
New Chewing Gum Promises Bacteria Killing Power
Dr Robert G Kegel of the University of U jlingis says a new chewing gum containing dibasic ammonium phosphate and urea will hit the market within a month It is designed to kill bacteria similar to ingredients in modern tooth pastes and powders He spoke to 200 dentists at a sixth annual dental and medicine seminar in Palm Springs Calif
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Associated Press
Calif
Jhow
Robert G. Kegel
University of U Jlingis
Kegel
Beetles or Glass Walls Shape Future School Homes
Education writer explains educators envision a future house and school with outer walls of glass panes and blocks. The design emphasizes wired zoning over traditional insulation, predicting sprawling structures and modern materials influencing living and learning spaces.
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David Taylor
Markee
New York
Educators Favor Modern School Buildings in Survey
Schon Management Magazine questioned 19 008 superintendents on preferred school designs and equipment. Respondents favor double pane windows central heating hot water steam systems and essential spaces like music rooms gymnasiums and cafeterias with modern lighting and air conditioning.
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House America
Schon Management Magazine
English Writer Denies Royalty for Atlantis Ghost Project
Frances Dale, a prolific English author, claims she only typed a book dictated by a voice identifying as Armartas, a priest said to be dead for nine million years from Atlantis. She will not take royalties, accepting only a typist fee while publisher Andrew Dakers questions the claim.
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Associated Press
London
Frances Dale
Atlantis
Atlantic Ocean
Miss Dale
Armartas
Andrew Dakers
Butcher Crafts Own Appendix Wound in Hospital Tale
Raleigh butcher John C. Sykes says a Friday afternoon accident while slicing cutlets caused his 12 inch knife to slip and slash his side as he prepared for the weekend rush. He notes the wound could pass as an appendectomy incision and required removal of his appendix.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
N. C—A
John C. Sykes
Rex Hospital
Sykes
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Robert Damora
Henry L. Blatner
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Atlantic
J. D. Bernat
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