Why New York City Became the Big Apple Revealed
Readers weigh in on the origins of the Big Apple nickname for New York City. Explanations range from biblical fruit symbolism to jazz slang and entertainment lore, with several letters tracing the moniker to bankers crowds, travel sales, or Newtonian lore.
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New York City
Abby
Garden of Eden
New York
Cornell Thompson
Houston
Bear Abby
Sir Isaac Newton
Walter Winchell
Leonard Cookson
Paradise Valley
Ariz
Union
Rome
N. Whitman
Lauderdale Lakes
Fla
New York State
Buffalo
Americans worry sick about illnesses and fear disease
Diane Hubbard Burns notes Americans fear health threats despite rising life expectancy and better care. A Harvard psychiatrist defines this as a broader health dis-ease, with Alzheimer's and AIDS cited as emblematic worries. Gallup shows AIDS feared more than cancer, yet heart disease remains the leading killer.
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Florida
Arthur J. Barsky
Harvard
Little, Brown and Co
Alec Gallup
Gallup Organization
Karen Hastings
Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
Florida Health and Rehabilitative Services
Barsky
Harvard Psychiatry
Boston
Elyria Women Invite Programs and Health Talk
Town notices show the Elyria Junior Woman's Club meeting at the Woman's Club on East Avenue with Daryll Meng presenting hot air balloons. Other items include cholesterol talks by Terri Gazet at Lorain Community Hospital and AIDS health-perception discussion amid Florida cancer and AIDS statistics.
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Elyria
Woman's Club
East Ave
Daryll Meng
Elyria Baptist Church
Washington Ave
Terri Gazet
R.N
Lorain Community Hospital
Publication guidelines for CT Accent wedding and health notes
The Chronicle Telegram outlines submission rules for wedding engagement and anniversary notices, including 14 day photo deadlines, adult consent for under 18 engagements, and photo quality preferences. It also discusses health reporting impacts on public anxiety, noting Alzheimer's prevalence, hereditary risk, media influence, and calls to health centers after TV programs.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Jimison
Barsky
America
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Cuomo
Big Apple
Norman
Newark
Thomas E. Pendergast
Canada
P.O
Mount Morris
Diane Hubbard Burns
Orlando Sentinel
Pat Jimison
Winter Park
Alzheimer’s Resource Center
Church Women United
Emmanuel Lutheran Preschool
Gallup
CT Accent
Accent Dept
John Smith
JE. Smith
J. Smith
C-T
CT Accent Dept
Ohio
Dinnison
Roswell Gilbert
Fort Lauderdale
Carefree
JoJoba
Donnie
Inor
Cleveland Street
Stewarts
Cleveland St
Atest Tomer
Elyria, Ohio
Lorain
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