Blindness via inner sight confirmed by Austrian girl
Innsbruck University student Helga Domes wore seven layers of felt and dark glasses to live blind for a month. Researchers found inner sight linked to hearing as she learned to navigate, identify voices, and perceive objects, with tests ending when her ears were plugged and she could no longer see.
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Morton von Duyke
Innsbruck
UPI
Innsbruck University
Helga Domes
Institute For the Blind
Helga
Symbol Of High Society Old Fashioned Cane Revival
Washington notes a revival of walking sticks as a fashion symbol and health aid. Sales rise 10 percent in Sydney over four months while orthopedic doctors urge canes for posture and weight control. Ireland and England supply carved and sturdy sticks including shillelaghs and blackthorn. Historic canes linked to figures such as Dr Johnson and Andrew Jackson anchor the piece.
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Sydney
Australia
United States
Europe
National Geographic Society
London
Dublin
Ireland
Cork
Kerry
Dr. Johnson
Stonewall
Andrew Jackson
United States Treasury
Jackson
White House
Capitol
Massachusetts
Charles Sumner
Radio Amateurs Bridge Iron Curtain With Ham friendships
Stamford based Frank Enge of American Machine & Foundry and Moscow engineer Leo Shiskin formed a pen pal bond after their Aug 11 1956 ham radio contact. They exchanged journals and music, comparing incomes and living conditions, highlighting personal ties across the Cold War. Shiskin later lost his Soviet license for rules violations.
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Hal Boyle Stamford
Conn
United States
Soviet Union
Frank Enge
Leo Shiskin
Enge
American Machine & Foundry Co
Shiskin
Moscow
Leo
Frank
Lee
Corruption Charges Weaken GOP After Adams Scandal
Washington dispatch notes corruption and ethics questions surrounding the Truman White House and Sherman Adams have damaged three core 1950s issues. It argues the GOP faces a bleak outlook as protests over corruption fade and old campaign planks falter.
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Adams
White House
Truman
Wet Soil Plowing Warned Against When Moisture Evaporates
The article cautions that plowing wet soil should be avoided as it becomes hard and less suitable for crop growth once moisture evaporates, risking poor soil structure and reduced yields.
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