U.S. Weighs Path to Moon as Space Race Fares
U.S. and Soviet leaders push differing aims in a tense space race. Experts debate whether a manned space station or a direct lunar mission comes first as NASA pursues an orbiting lab while the Soviets pursue lunar plans and orbital constructions.
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Cape Canaveral
United States
Westras
Pascoan
United Sites
Earth Orbim
Earth
Ameri
Andranikolarev
Pavel Popovich
Invention of the stethoscope by Rene Laennec
The article recounts Rene Laennec s development of the stethoscope in 19th century Paris detailing his ear chest method using paper rolls and a wooden cylinder, the later binaural design, and the shift in medical thinking about heart murmurs and diagnosis. It notes initial resistance in France and wider adoption in the US and Britain before 1900. It also mentions his writings and future topics on cardiovascular sounds and a teaser on Heinrich Schliemann.
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Rene Laennee
Laennee
Laennec
Laemee
France
United States
Great Britain
Moon as a stepping stone to broader space exploration
The article outlines planned steps for space travel beyond the Moon, detailing nuclear propulsion and a Moon base to enable manned missions to Mars, Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter. It notes challenges such as orbits, travel times, radiation, and the need for advanced propulsion before Earth-to-space missions can become practical, with a possible solar system exploration by century's end.
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Moon
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
National Aeronautes and
Space
Mars
Ims Tre
Saurle
Wich
Astrorests
Stigne
Dont rush to eat doctor just for husband deafness
Dr. George Egamie Jr. outlines a new condition called husband deaf ness, where a patient shows normal hearing but ignores others. Northwestern's Shambaugh notes tests miss the issue, urging periodic hearing checks and lip reading to aid those with partial or evolving loss.
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Delos Smithew York
OPI
George Egamie Jr
Shambaugh
Shambansh
Papa
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago
Baugh
New blood test offers faster pregnancy detection
New blood test using chorionic gonadotropin in a test tube promises to detect pregnancy earlier than frog and rabbit methods. In a trial with 11 women, 97 of 111 results matched biological tests, while 14 disagreed. errors tied to technician inexperience and reaction estimation.
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New York
UPD
J H Hill
Tomty Lutheran Hospital
Kansas City
Allisou- Ti State Medical Association
Sam
Hill
Technicans
Measles vaccines edging toward national release
Washington reports two measles vaccines nearing federal licenses after adoption of production standards. Merck, Pfizer, Lilly race to supply combined live and killed vaccines, aiming for safe, effective immunity amid concerns over German measles and Rubella.
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Washington
aAnhony Celebrezze
Merck, Sharr & Dohine
Rahway, NL
Chas. Pfizer & Co
Brooklyn, NY
Ed Lilly & Co
Indianopolis
Ind
Lilio
National Institute of Health
Division of Biologics Standards
NYHS
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U. S. Manned Orbital Laboratory
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Federal Space Agency
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Ace
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Getz
Rene Laennec
McKusick
Heinrich Schliemann
Ancient
Troy
Wernher von Braun
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
House Space Committee
James G. Fulton
R-Pa
Olin E. Teague
D-Tex
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George P. Miller
D-Calif
Science
By Andrew J. Glass
John F. Enders
Thomas Peebles
Harvard Medical School
Enders
Merck
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