Time For Action On Cancer Detection Shortfalls
Editorial urges immediate action as 34 000 U S deaths yearly stem from cervical and breast cancers that could be cured with early detection. Pap tests remain underused with only 20 percent of adult women tested annually, despite a federal 20 million education program and private efforts.
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George N. Papanicolaou
Cancer Control Branch
The
Public Health Service
Nations thin skinned over cultural issues and wording
The piece laments heightened sensitivity to cultural depictions from Al Capone era stereotypes to Little Black Sambo and Banjo Billy murals. It contrasts public objection with calls for clearer government wording, noting many letters overlong and repetitive and suggesting concise responses, such as "The answer to your inquiry is No."
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New York
Banjo Billy
San Antonio Express
Rocky Mount
N.C
Oldtimer Disturbed by Low Reading Poll in Library Note
A scrambled library column cites a Gallup Poll showing 18 percent of Americans read books. It mentions Mason Woolford in the Christian Science Monitor and a playful globe spin leading to a Wordsworth and Thoreau reference.
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Gallup
United States
Mason Woolford
Christian Science Monitor
Arabia
William Wordsworth
Thoreau
New
Venice Area
Joan Dillon
Sago Palm Not Really Sago or Palms, Draggoo Says
R E Draggoo of Nokomis explains that cycadaceae plants in his yard are not sago palms or palms. The cycas revoluta specimens survive Florida freezes and hurricanes, grow slowly, and require little care.
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Red
Draggoo
Nokomis
Florida
R. E. Draggoo
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