Origin of the barber pole in medical history
The article traces barber surgeons from medieval guilds to the rise of professional surgery. It explains the red and white barber pole as symbols of bloodletting and bandages, notes French and English regulatory shifts, and mentions Ambroise Pare as a pioneer. It concludes with the barbers’ decline to mere haircutting after 1800 while the pole remains a global emblem.
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Theresa Dupnik
Bisbee
Arizona
University of
Paris
Ambroise Pare
England
France
Royal College of Surgeons
London
Culturally Biased IQ Tests Face Legal Challenge
In San Francisco, minority groups press lawsuits and seek legislative action to curb IQ testing, arguing the tests are culturally biased. The drive compares IQ tests to outdated tools like McGuffey’s Reader and Dick and Jane, gaining some court and legislative momentum. Also noted, Brunswick High School cafetorium renovations begin with masons Fleischmann and Schulz enclosing the room and adding a teachers lounge this fall.
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San Francisco
UPI
McGuffey
Dick and
Jane
Brunswick High School
Lawrence Fleischmann
Bill Schulz
Gazette
Sue Whitmyer
Ohio tax fight roils Gov Gilligan as Netzley attacks welfare costs
In Columbus Governor Gilligan faces Republican Rep Netzley who accuses state leaders of misleading the public on Ohio finances and welfare growth. Netzley, touting petition drives to place an income tax repeal on the November ballot, claims no new taxes are needed if welfare is restructured. Meanwhile national debates flare over IQ testing as biased against minorities, with lawsuits pending in San Francisco New York and Sacramento.
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Netzley
Laura
Gilligan
Welfare Dept
Ohio
Florida
Harold Hovey
Department of Public Welfare
California
New York City
Massachusetts
Connecticut
San Francisco
Bay Area Association of Black Psychologists
U.S. District Court
Robert Peckham
Peckham
EMR
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