Early cancer detection emphasized for seniors
New York statisticians note that early cancer detection yields better outcomes even for the elderly. They cite 1956 data of 126000 cancer deaths among 65 plus, about 15 percent of total mortality, and estimate 365000 new cases yearly in that age group with one in four eventually developing cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Insurance Company
Statisticians
Metropolitan Statisticians
United States
Permanent Pleats For Men's Pants
New York reports a method to create permanent pleats in all wool garments and sharp creases in wool trousers. Developed in Geelong Australia by CSIRO and patented as SIRO-SET, the process fixes with a 15 second steam press and resists rain soap and dry cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Australia
Wool Bureau
Geelong
Victoria
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Health Insurance Payments Rising in 1957 Nine Months
Health Insurance Institute reports voluntary health insurance benefits rose 15 percent in the first nine months of 1957. From January 1 to September 30, total payments reached about 1.8 billion dollars for hospital and medical costs and lost income. Group policies paid 1.3 billion dollars by quarter three, up 20 percent from 1956. individual and family policies rose 469 million dollars, up 4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Health Insurance Institute
Tomato of the Future gains disease resistance
Riverside crop researchers at the University of California report progress on a tomato with built in resistance to tobacco mosaic nema todes verticillium wilt and fusarium wilt. The resistance stems from a single dominant gene found in a wild South American hybrid. In Kochi Japan the Seaman's Fraternity announces protest banners against the U United States nuclear tests planned at Eniwetok Atoll next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
University of California
Robert K. Soost
University
Hawaii Agricultural Station
Soost
Kochi
Japan
Seaman's Fraternity of
United States
Eniwetok Atoll
Forecast for 1958 Expected Stable Economic Year
Chicago report from the Committee on Trends and Economic Policies of the United States Savings and Loan League foresees 1958 as a year of economic balance with stable business activity. GNP is at a record high around 439 billion dollars in Q3, with consumer prices stabilizing and inflation risks fading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Committee On
United States Savings and Loan League
Black Ink Was No Post Office Panacea
In 1787 Ebenezer Hazard, the first postmaster general under the new constitution, ran a surplus of 1839 dollars with 929 dollars in the first quarter of 1788. He faced Congress and public opposition over mail transport, favoring riders over stagecoaches to save money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Arthur Summerfield
America
Robert A. Rutland
University of California
Ebenezer Hazard
Hazard
Turkey Builds King-Size Span Across Bosphorus
Washington reports the Bosporus bridge in Istanbul rises as one of the world’s longest suspension spans linking Europe and Asia. Turkey, a NATO member part of major pacts, is a dry land with 24 million people and diverse neighbors including Greece Bulgaria the Soviet Union Iran Iraq and Syria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bosporus
Istanbul
Turkey
Europe
Asia
Asia Minor
Texas
European Thrace
Greece
Bulgaria
Soviet Union
Iran
Iraq
Syria
Insecurity: Ancients Also Had Their Troubles
Los Angeles report notes Professor Arthur Patch McKinlay cites Antiphanes the Athenian playwright advising that a secure livelihood is a mirage. He warns that a war tax or a lawsuit can strip away all savings, illustrating early economic insecurity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Arthur Patch McKinlay
University of California
Antiphanes
B. C
Seventh graders open public fund drive for man made moon
Leavenworth Kansas seventh grade social science students launched a public subscription drive to raise funds to get a man made moon into space. They collect 10 cent donations and plan to send all money to the United States Treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Leavenworth
Kan
United States Treasury
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bosphorus
By Charles Kuhn
Woody
BY Arthur Pointer
Virgil
By Len Kleis
Eddie
Romer
Joey
Matt and
Jeff
Matt
BY AL Smith
Joe
By Charles Kukn
Jitter
BY Arthur Poinier
Mutt and
Inlove
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!