New MEF Recorder Offers Painless Heart Strength Test
A St Louis study introduces the MEF Recorder a noninvasive 10 minute test at rest to measure heart performance. The device uses a seesaw fulcrum and Newton’s law to compute acceleration and heart force, aiding decisions about catheterization and surgery while correlating with traditional tests.
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Dale Singer
ST. Louis
UPD
St. Luke's Hospital
Robert Paine
The
Paine
Kennedy Tops Wax Museum Poll as Favorite Heroes and Villains
Madame Tussaud’s 1976 visitors vote Joan of Arc as greatest hero, Kennedy tied with Jesus and Nelson for top hero. Twiggy surpasses Elizabeth Taylor in beauty, Bardot and Monroe lead, Loren dropouts with Welch entering fifth. Churchill and Kennedy share politics top, Amin and Kissinger fall out.
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London
UPI
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Elizabeth Taylor John
Kennedy
Robin Hood
Joan of Arc
Winston Churchill
Idi Amin
Uganda
Adolph Hitler
Madame Tussaud’s
Tussaud's
Miss Taylor
Brigitte Bardot
Marilyn Monroe
Sophia Loren
Raquel Welch
Thero
Churchill
Jesus
Horatio Lord Nelson
Liza Minnelli
Frank Sinatra
Amin
Henry A. Kissinger
Space Shuttle Tests Begin Toward Manned Flight
Space shuttle Enterprise to be moved from its hangar to Edwards Air Force Base for tests. The vessel, 153 inches long, 53 feet high, 78 foot wingspan, weighs 20 000 pounds on a 90 wheel transporter. First test flights on a 747 jet start February 18 with unmanned captive flights then manned flights by July 22 culminating in a dry land landing at Edwards.
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Palmdale
Calif
Outer Space
Edwards Air Force Base
Enterprise
NASA
Dryden Flight Research Center
Edwards
Idaho Road Report Highlights Icy Mountain Passes
Idaho road officials report most routes are in good travel condition with icy spots lingering in a few mountain passes. Icy sections noted on State Highway 55 from Banks Canyon to New Meadows and on Interstate 90. Also ice on U S 93 from Galena Summit to Lost Trail Pass.
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State Departments of Transportation and Law Enforcement
U.S
New Meadows
Banks Canyon
U S. 10
Lookout Pass
U.S. 93
Galena Summit
Lost Trail Pass
Local clubs publish February meeting notices in Bonner County
The Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club, Bonner County Sportsmen, Chamber Ensemble, Woodcarvers, Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship, Head Start, Scriptural Family Finance Study, Adult Basic Education, Scriptural Messages, Sandpoint AARP, Social Security outreach, Special Education parents, Bonner County Legal Secretaries Association, Farm Bureau, Welcome Wagon Club announce February 1977 gatherings. Events include dinners, meetings, lectures, and community services across Sandpoint and nearby venues with dates from February 1 to February 14 and related contact details.
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Bonner County Legal Secretaries Association
Egyptian Deity and Card Puzzle Across Clues
A crossword style prompt lists clues from Egyptian deity to three at cards. Answers include gods, verbs, and nouns across 1 to 42 with standard crossword wordplay and abbreviations.
Permanent Moon Base Delayed by Budget Cuts
Houston based UPI reports that removal of funds for an unmanned lunar orbiter delays a decision on a permanent moon base. Dr Michael Duke of Johnson Space Center notes the US has no current lunar plan while the Soviet program continues. Lunar samples from Luna 24 may include first meteorite material from the moon’s far side.
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UPI
Space Agency
Michael Duke
Johnson Space Center
Lunar
Office of Management and Budget
United States
Duke
Soviet Union
Moscow
Moon
Birthday 109 Celebrated in Mansfield
Mansfield resident Harry Hannah turns 109, recalling the centennial era and the advent of the automobile. Born in 1868 in New Jersey, he moved to Brooklin and later worked as a supervisor at Mansfield Training School. He now walks with a cane but remains sharp eyed and active with his wife Florence.
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Mansfield
Harry Hannah
America
Hannah
New Jersey
Andrew Johnson
Brooklin
Mansfield Training School
Florence
Medicaid Cutbacks Hampered by Idaho Legislature Debate
Twin Falls Idaho The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has sidelined Medicaid cutbacks while lawmakers consider a 40 percent funding increase for the program Welfare administrator James Wilson and State Sen John Barker say cutbacks hinge on approved funding If the governor's request is funded the reductions will be smaller and total overspending could approach three million dollars annually with decisions pending legislative budget action.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
James Wilson
John Barker
R Buhl
Senate Health, Education and Welfare Committee
Wilson
Unemployment Up In Snowless Blaine County
In Ketchum Idaho officials report Blaine County December unemployment at 20.8 percent due to lack of snow. State figures show 1.208 percent statewide and January could rise. Wood River valley businesses have laid off workers amid ongoing drought affecting the winter resort area.
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Ketchum
Idaho
Ber
Blaine County
Idaho Department of Employment
Wood River Valley
Ketcher
Tom Valasek
Treasure Hunt Aims at $250 Billion Lost Treasure
Expedition Unlimited leader Norman Scott plans a desert dig on Victoria Peak in White Sands Missile Range New Mexico to pursue a rumored $250 billion cache. He has Army permission to search electronically then excavate. timing targets February 15 to March 15 pending final Army approval.
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Brad Smith
Albuquerque, Nlm
UPI
New Mexico
Norman Scott
Expeditions Unlimited
Pompano Beach
Fla
Scott
Victoria Peak
White Sands Missile Range
Army
Noss
Stanford Research Institute
Itl Expeditions Unlimited
Institute
Carter Considers Open Cabinet Sessions
President Carter floated the idea of limited news coverage for Cabinet meetings and a pool reporter to cover sessions. He warned national security concerns and member reluctance could be addressed by nonattribution and asked for member views. Carter staged the discussion with reporters present at the start.
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Washington
UPS
Carter
Jody Powell
Lincoln Schools Menu Week One
Farmin and Stidwell Lincoln Schools present a weekly cafeteria menu. Week includes Sloppy Joes and chili on Monday through Friday offerings with milk, vegetables, fruits, and starch sides.
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Stidwell
Lincoln Schools
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