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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1959
Page
9
Ed Derwinski reports from Washington on the 4th District matters. The briefing covers congressional updates, local concerns, and ongoing issues affecting Minot residents and taxpayers.
A House speech critiques ongoing steel wage talks, urging policymakers to resist inflationary outcomes. It stresses the need for price and wage stability through voluntary actions by management and unions, highlights public concern over inflation, and calls for long term productivity gains and broad economic benefits rather than yearly pay increases.
New York City hosts the Diet and Coronary Heart Disease Project also called the Anti-Coronary Club. About one million heart attacks occur yearly, and 500 of the participants live at home for five years while their diet is carefully controlled to study blood cholesterol and its link to heart attacks. The program promotes unsaturated fats like corn oil margarine high in linoleic acid and warns against hydrogenated fats that raise cholesterol.
On July 22 George R Polo will complete four decades of service with R R Donnelley and Sons Co. as a foreman in the offset department. A graduate of the apprentice training program he earned cash awards for his suggestions and is known as an imposition expert and instructor. He and his wife Ruby have three children and his hobbies include golf bowling fishing and chess.
Ten year old Gene Barrows of 269 West 146th Street Riverdale was bitten on the left hand by a hamster owned by Michael Hogan of 263 West 146th Street on July 9. The animal was placed under observation.
David Herman Depperman of Riverdale was graduated from the University of Illinois in June with a degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences. He will attend the university this fall for a Masters Degree in Food Technology.
Bill Tsokos of 14301 South Eggleston Riverdale makes his second Drury Lane appearance in Anniversary Waltz starring Joan Bennett and co starring Donald Cook. He previously acted in Dial M for Murder with John Carradine and Leo Meriwether and trained at Harvard Grammar Parker High School. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1955 and has directed and acted in theatre with University Theatre, Playwrights Theatre, Court Theatre and Campus Players.
Mrs. Rob ert C. Pebworth of Riverdale is appointed by the Diocesan Council to the Department of Christian Social Relations of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. A St. Clement's member active in civic affairs, she joins the Christian Citizenship Committee and the League of Women Voters networks.
Dalton volunteers treated Russell Edwards age 342 at 713 Sheridan Street with oxygen after a convulsion on July 7. He was transported to St Francis hospital. Riverdale police assisted Patricia Trotter age 17 of 18813 Tracy Street with oxygen at Riverdale Park on July 12 after she fell ill.
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