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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1951
Page
3
A Sunday school style list poses twenty trivia questions covering world geography science history and religion with answers: Lake Titicaca Taft copper and zinc Plains of Abraham anti gravitating to the ant, Galileo avocado Quebec Jackson Mississippi tensile strength Quebec named after Bolivar on earth femur Jefferson Pribilof Islands Belgium blasphemy against the Holy Spirit China.
The article surveys global population trends, noting Mr. Maisel’s forecast of a doubling world population in 70 years. It cites studies showing over 99 percent effectiveness of a test fertility method among 3,000 women, and highlights concerns about under nourishment and poverty from rapid growth in nations including India, China, and Japan. It also references social issues from the Bronxville program sending college girls to study conditions and the Harlem YMCA awards for Jackie Robinson and others.
Surgeon General announces 2267 public venereal disease clinics in the United States and territories as of November 1950. North Carolina leads with 222 clinics. Mississippi 176. Georgia 155. Pennsylvania 139. Florida 131. Thirteen other states list under 100 clinics. 42 states have prenatal blood test laws and 41 have premarital testing and exams.
New York medical writer Albert Q. Maisel reports a completely synthetic spermicidal gel, the climax of four years of testing over 300 chemical preparations. The chemical promises to address overpopulation by preventing fertilization.
New York reports more than a million seasonal workers and families move with the crops from north to south, protecting knees with trousers. They harvest cotton, fruit, vegetables and nuts for U.S. markets, cannaries and plants, bringing in billions. Many are jobless and hungry, ignored in communities. The issue gained national attention from the President's Commission on Migratory Labor and longstanding church cooperation.
Oren Root announces the 4th International Congress on Mental Health in Mexico City on December 11. Delegates from 33 countries will attend the World Federation for Mental Health meeting under its auspices. The event aims to show progress in treating emotional disorders and applying science to mental health.
The United States will issue a commemorative half dollar honoring George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington. The program is sponsored by the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial and the George Washington Carver National Monument Foundation under Public Law 151 of the 82nd Congress, signed by President Truman on September 21, 1951. The minting total depends on unsold Booker T. Washington coins halted after August 7, 1951.
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