Notable Notables and Oddities From a Busy Mailbag
HAL BOYLE surveys miscellaneous items and quips from a crowded mailbag. Snoring causes include weight, allergies, smoking, sinus issues, and poor health. Population notes touch on Israel, aging widows, and life expectancy trends. Quotes from Robert Frost and various folklore bits mix with science and random facts about nursing, farming, and papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
American Medical Association
Israel
Robert Frost
U.S
Prince Of Church Dies Of Heart Attack Sunday
Palermo based cardinal Ernesto Ruffini a conservative prelate died of a heart attack Sunday after long service in the Roman Catholic Church He helped shape Vatican policies during the 1960s and was named a prince of the church in 1948 Also notice of Miss America 1929 representative Mrs William R Prendergast of Minnesota dying after an 18 month illness at age 58 in Boca Raton Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palermo
Sicily
Ernesto Cardinal
Ruffini
America
Vatican
Ecumenical Council
West Africa
Pius XII
Boca Raton, Fla
William R. Prenderga
Minnesota
Screenwriter Frank Butler Dies at 77 in California
Oceanside California AP reports Frank Butler screenwriter winner of the 1944 Going My Way has died Saturday in a hospital at age 77. His career includes an Academy Award for the popular film and contributions to mid century cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceanside
Calif
Hollywood
Frank Butler
Rickover attacks cost focus in tech goals and management
Admiral Rickover argues cost effectiveness should not drive technology aims. He warns that Pentagon style budgeting splits scientists from managers and may curb lifesaving advances by prioritizing price over true effectiveness. He cautions that excessive cost analysis risks sidelining research and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cunniff
AP Business Analyst
NEW York
Hyman Rickover
Rickover
Congress
America
Pentagon
Robert 5. McNamara
Boeing
Raytheon
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Seven Die in Ontario Car Crash with Tractor Trailer
Antrim Ontario seven children aged 9 to 18 and their 21 year old aunt were killed when the car they rode in collided with a 34 ton tractor trailer on Highway 17 near Ottawa. Florence Brown of Ottawa drove the vehicle, and the wreck left bodies over 1000 feet. The Johnston family of Kinburn lost most of their children in the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antrim
Ont
Highway 17
Ottawa
Omar Johnston
Kinburn
Florence Brown
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Michigan
Wilson Mizner
Prince of Church
Dead Enfield
Wolfgang Koehler
Dartmouth College
Linde Vista
Silver Vista Corp
Ballard
Gold
Helin
Chamber of Commerce
West Broadway
Hugh Hawkins
Silver City
Hudson Street
Ryan Li
Chi
USDA
Usda Choice Beef
Pount
Peyton
Dartmouth
Furr
Cates
Fryer Parts
California
Fiela
Texas
Food Club
Libby
Sherbet
Bordens
Island
KRAFT
Dixie
Towle
Buttermilk Borden's
Silver Heights Blvd
Yucca Drive
American Business
Ontario
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