Between Christmas and New Year Reflections on 1986
The editor reflects on the slow holiday lull between 1986 and 1987, noting the Challenger tragedy and Voyager triumph, public deception over Iran and contras, and the gap between administration and public. It calls for hope, local volunteer effort, and New Year resolutions as 1987 begins.
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Iran
USA
Reagan
Associated Press
White House
Dick Rutan
Jeana Yeager
Hope and Hurdles in Alzheimer's Drug Progress
A California doctor reports THA, used on 17 Alzheimer's patients, significantly helping 16. Benefits include resumed activities like golf, work, driving, cooking, and house care. FDA approval is years away, provoking debate over delaying a potentially life-changing treatment for 100,000 Americans yearly. Researchers say progress is promising, with advances in diagnosis and a gene link, yet rigid testing remains.
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California
Millon
William Summers
M.D
Arcadia
Calif
Andrew Monjan
National Institute On Aging
Clocks in Nature Timed Cycles Across Species
The article surveys how diverse organisms such as the Chinese umbrella bamboo the 17 year cicada and the Palolo worm keep time with biological clocks. It explains circadian rhythms lunar seasonal and tidal cycles and notes light as a primary synchronizer while internal clocks persist without external cues.
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North America
South Pacific
Samoa
Slippery Joe Seibert’s jail breaks from 1955 to 1986
A Los Angeles Times Syndicate piece recounts Joe Seibert, famed for repeated escapes from Shawnee County Jail, Missouri State Penitentiary, and other facilities. It details methods from a firebomb misfire to a 25 foot bed sheet descent, a truck escape, and a final stock tank hideout at Central Missouri Correctional Center before presumed recapture or ongoing flight.
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Jefferson City
Missouri State Penitentiary
Joe Seibert
Joe
Shawnee County
Topeka
Kansas
Slippery Joe Seibert
Gordon City
Oklahoma
West Tennessee
Missouri
Central Missouri Correctional Center
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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Jimmy Priest
Daniel Lucero
Johnny Castillo
Angela Deemer
James Jenkins
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