Low cholesterol diets reduce heart disease rate in Finland
London dispatch reports Finnish doctors achieved a dramatic drop in new heart episodes using cholesterol lowering diets, challenging beliefs after a decade of study. Prof Lodi Pallares criticizes obsession with heart surgery and cholesterol while noting sodium as the main risk factor. The New England Journal of Medicine cites a US study of 800 ex servicemen on normal versus vegetable oil diets over eight years.
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Finland
London
UPL
European Congress of Cardiology
Madrid
Lodi Pallares
Mexical National Institute of Cardiology
The
United States
New England Journal of Medicine
Finland study links diet fats to heart and gallstones
The vegetable oil group shows 48 heart disease deaths versus 70 in animal fat eaters. Autopsies reveal triple gallstone cases among vegetable oil dieters. In Finland 126 new heart incidents per thousand on test diet vs 214 on normal diet, as Prof Osmo Turpinen notes. He cites economic nuclear pressures and strong industry interests as hindering dietary change.
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Finland
Osmo Turpienen
Department of Biochemistry
Institute of Occupational Health
Turpienen
Medical News-Tribune
FTC readies broader mail order rules after book club plan
The Federal Trade Commission moves toward wider mail order rules after book and record club measures. Proposals require refunds within 21 days if ships are delayed, with disclosures and limited exceptions, plus mandatory records on orders and shipments. Credit transactions are covered, and stock-on-hand rules may be added to curb delayed deliveries. The effective date awaits court decisions.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Fers
Direct Mail Advertising Association Inc
White House
FTC
Women coal miners enter a male dominated field in Benwood
In Benwood, West Virginia, a bylined UPI report notes women are increasingly entering coal mining, with some earning engineering degrees. Miners and officials describe attitudes as shifting, though concerns remain about safety, labor dynamics, and potential favoritism. Consol coal says it recruits women engineers and has few female draftsmen, with some applicants but none yet in interviews for labor roles.
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Benwood
W. Va
UPI
Dale Barris
Keith McGarry
Miller
Paul Stanek
Consolidation
Stanek
Columbus lawyer becomes Vinton County prosecutor
Columbus lawyer and former head of Ohio’s Division of Criminal Activities, David Kessler, is leaving his city practice to serve as prosecutor of Vinton County, the state’s least populous county. He aims to practice law independently and will keep some local clients as he relocates to McArthur.
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David Kessler
Columbes
Ohio
Columbus
Division of Criminal Activities
David Kesster
Vinton County
Kessler Sand
McArthur
Kessler
Pisa Seeks Cure to Stop Leaning Tower Tilt
A government science panel in Pisa warns the Leaning Tower could topple at any time. An international competition to find a cure is planned by November. Professor Livio Trevisan suggests chemically stabilizing the soil. meanwhile retaining cables and buried blocks are being prepared as an emergency measure.
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Pisa
Italy
Giuseppe Meucci
Venice
Sascan
Livio Trevisan
University of Pisa
Saddlery and Tack Business Expands in Ohio
Robert Kort grew from a car trunk operation into a multimillion dollar saddlery, tack shop, horse auctions, and boarding and training business. Discharged 19 years ago after military financial hardship, he started with $75, sold from trunks at fairs, then built four properties in Wayne and Medina counties. A new $100,000 barn for boarding and training horses rises south of Cleveland as his enterprise diversifies further.
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Tiecivarioeten
Board of Education
Avon
County of Lorain PO
Stoney Ridge
Ohio
Teertiy
Susan Svev
AL - Clerk-Treas
Balanc
Cell Security
ESEA
Aux Service - Nonpublic
State of Ohio
da Porn Foundation
Sala
Wees Salanes
W. Kor
Salanes
Board of Eéecation
Imland Holding
Bob Ac
Burbank
Robert Kort
Kort
Medina
Wayne Ated
Medina Counties
Chatham
Cleveland
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Ben
Kao Amma
Shoemaker Mine
Con Solidation Coal Co. Inc
Pittsburgh
Ed Miller
Shoemaker
Jerry Lyseski
Richard Anderson
Anderson
Saddlery, Tack Business
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