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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1957
Page
3
A man narrates his clash with his wife and mother-in-law over Sunday dinners. His father advises ignoring both women briefly and pursuing his own choices to gain respect. The tale ends with harmony restored after a lemon pie and a quiet resolve.
Two Los Angeles physicians Dr. Eliot Corday and Dr. Sanford Rothenberg say they discovered a new type of paralysing brain stroke at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital and UC Medical School. The stroke results from cerebral arteries narrowing and blood pressure drop, causing cerebral vascular insufficiency with multiple potential causes and four other recognized stroke types.
At Rutgers Institute of Microbiology Dr Werner Braun demonstrates how germ populations shift to virulent forms in lab conditions. The work uses bacterial breakdown products and kinetin to study virulence changes and seeks substances to keep good germs from turning bad. Funding totals $60,242 from NSF and Public Health Service for three years.
Pete and Bill Wilder, two shopkeepers in a small town, tackle a stubborn car problem for Blaine Woodward and his wife. They diagnose a battery water issue, work through the evening, and earn a surprising sum from a grateful, somewhat amused couple.
A model of the USS Albacore, the world’s fastest submarine, is tested at the Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel, Penn State. Dr. George F. Wislicenus notes tests will guide future experiments on larger models for the Ordnance Research Laboratory. The $20 million sub features a fish-shaped hull, blimp-like tail, and a single five-bladed propeller, unlike earlier twin-screw designs.
Washington describes Egypt as a land tied to Asia and Africa by its location at the Mediterranean southeast. It notes Egypt’s borders with Israel, Libya, Sudan and its seas, and observes a vast desert interior with a population concentrated in the Nile Valley Delta and Suez Canal region.
Washington reports Jordan is about the size of Indiana with a 350 mile western border against Israel. The kingdom borders Syria to the northeast, Iraq to the east, and Saudi Arabia to the south, with vast desert terrain spanning its other edges.
The National Safety Council release outlines safe winter driving practices. It urges winterizing vehicles and techniques, using good tires and tire chains, clearing all windows, adjusting speed to conditions, maintaining a safe following distance, and pumping brakes when stopping.
New York Iowa and New Hampshire have the highest share of residents 65 or older, about 11 percent. New Mexico and Arizona have the lowest, 5.3 and 5.8 percent. The national 65 plus share is 8.6 percent, up from 4.1 percent in 1900, as the elderly count rose from 3.1 million to 14.1 million by 1955.
Chicago report explains three broad forms of myopia ordinary progressive and age onset. Ordinary myopia affects normal eyes common in readers aged eight to sixteen and often stabilizes in adulthood. Progressive myopia targets sickly children regardless of reading habits and can advance rapidly risking blindness due to destructive processes.
UCLA professor Dr Harold D Koontz notes from five industry board service that a business with excessive stability or profit invites an aggressive rival. He calls this the theory of the aggressor and warns firms to stay vigilant.
Modern homemakers find home work areas need not be dim. Kitchens can be bright and cheerful with durable colorful materials like ceramic tile. Tiles come in about 200 shades and endless shapes sizes and textures.
Jenn runs a roadside cafe facing declining business after a highway reroute. Ben Smith vows to keep stopping for coffee, a habit that started after Ben asked for a free cup and Art Hennesy helped him turn his life around.
In Laramie Wyoming a nutritionist cites Iowa State College findings that milk drinking correlates with lower overweight rates. Among 297 teen girls, obese drinkers were fewer among quart per day milk drinkers, while high milk intake aligned with better diets. Ben Smith and Jennie plot a future as Ben reveals love. the chapter ends with a wedding of sorts emerging.
New York report traces fluorine from cooling refrigerators and toothpaste protection to aerosols and fluorocarbons. It highlights fluorine’s extreme reactivity, its ability to form stable compounds, and its gaseous state below minus 129 Celsius with a sharp detectable odor.
Washington The earth is about 3 500 000 000 years old and the Milky Way system may be billions older. The universe in its present form may total about 6 000 000 000 years, per Dr E J Opik of Armagh Observatory in Smithsonian year report.
Los Angeles report on Army research at the University of California Medical School exploring food irradiation to sterilize meat for long shelf life and room temperature storage. Aim is to enable GI or camper meals by cooking sterilized cellophane wrapped steak from a knapsack.
A Cincinnati suggestion urges giving bedridden youngsters a scrapbook kit. Include blunt scissors, paste, crayons, a looseleaf book, and magazines in a small box to keep him entertained and comfortable while staying in bed.
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