PKU newborn screening urged by Texas health officials
Texas health officials urge universal PKU testing for all newborns noting the disease is rare but detectable by urine or blood tests. Early dietary control can prevent mental retardation, with tests to be administered days after birth in hospitals across the state. AIRMAN WAYMOND C. NEAL, from Tom Bean, completed basic training at Lackland AFB and will train as a language specialist at Yale University.
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Health Department
Texas State Department of Health
Texas
The
Airman
Waymond C. Neal
Doris M. Neal
Tom Bean
U. S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
Yale University
Air Force
Neal
Tom Bean High School
East Texas State College
Commerce
City of Whitewright Seeks Bids for Hall Renovation and Street Work
The City of Whitewright invites sealed proposals for two projects: City Hall renovations and street improvements. Bids due July 17 1964 at 1 30 PM. Bond requirements prevailing wage rules and possible bid rejection rights noted.
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Whitewright
Texas
City of
State of
Uran, Soules and Company, Inc
Waco
R. R. Summers
Infants tested for inborn metabolic errors prompt worry
A fragment questions why a simple newborn screening test isn t performed to avoid lifelong sorrow from an untreated metabolic disorder in an infant. The text implies concern over missing early detection and its consequences.
TV Complaints on Commercials and Repeats Grow
The article notes viewer complaints about excessive commercials and clutter. It contrasts past 39 week sponsor cycles with current 26 to 34 week series runs and repeated episodes, calling out juvenile and irritating ads.
Safety lights cut accidents in the home
The article urges adding inexpensive night lamps in halls, stairs, bathrooms, and near rooms used by children or elderly or sick persons. It notes a double bulb fixture reduces voltage per bulb and extends bulb life, with low current use, yet only about one in a thousand homes use these safety devices.
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Douglas Toomey
National Safety Council
Grave Social Injustice in Funeral Service Talk
Frank E. Fairchild Jr. told Brooklyn Rotarians that undertakers face daily slights in society. He cited insults like Hiya digger and the idea that visiting a sick friend would reveal what the visitor stands for. He stressed that a good funeral director remains sensitive to death and bereavement.
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New York
Frank E. Fairchild Jr
Brooklyn
Digger
Fairchild
Gunman robs motel office. camera clicks four times
In Atlanta a gunman robbed a motel office of 619 dollars while a secret camera took four shots. The suspect fled during heavy morning traffic and investigators later found the camera had run out of film.
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Atlanta
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Johnson Grass and
Whitewright, Texas
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Lone Star Aea
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