Temperance union membership fades as aging members dwindle
The Associated Press reports the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union once boasted about 400,000 members but now has fewer than 20,000. In Ohio and nationally, aging membership and waning interest threaten the organization founded in 1874 to promote abstinence from alcohol and other vices. WCTU leaders cite an average member age around 55 and ongoing recruitment efforts among church youth as they face a shrinking future.
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Gene transplant turns male fruit flies gay in study
NIH researchers Shang-Ding Zhang and Ward F. Odenwald report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that transplanting a gene in male fruit flies yields all male courtship chains and circles with no rejection signals, suggesting a genetic component to sexual orientation while noting environmental influence.
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Simpler labels for nonprescription medicines roll out
The FDA pledges easier-to-understand labeling as over the counter pills, including heartburn remedies and diet pills, prepare to hit the market. Consumers previously faced cluttered bottles and tiny print while deciding what to buy.
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Food and Drug Administration
Bet Propels Boise State Student Into Privileged Class
A 22-year-old Boise State University junior won an $87.3 million Powerball jackpot, the fifth largest payout in the game's history. Pam Hiatt purchased the winning ticket at a local food store.
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Boise State University
Visa preference for kin of legal aliens eyed by advisory panel
A federal advisory panel recommends visa preference for spouses and children of legal aliens while urging a one third cut in legal immigration. The nine member commission led by Barbara Jordan stresses the nuclear family as the immigration’s core unit. Christopher Reeve’s pneumonia worsens and surgery to fuse two upper vertebrae may help him sit upright after a Memorial Day accident.
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