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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1974

Page

6

Reader Letters Debate PABA Vitamin Myths and Hair Color

Dr Lawrence E Lamb responds to readers on para amino benzoic acid PABA clarifying it is not a B vitamin and does not prevent gray hair. He cites Goodman and Gilman noting PABA's bacterial role and explains mammals cannot synthesize folic acid from it. He warns against vitamin exaggeration and promotes factual information.

Dr. Lamb Goodman and Gilman

Unlucky bid loses hand as diamond lead backfires in bridge

Joe loses one trump three hearts and the hand after a diamond lead he cashed ace and king of trumps. The defense blocks finesses and misses, but analysis shows a line: win fourth best diamond, ruff, and cash clubs to set up the long suit while East discards. West counters with hearts, leaving Joe with the ace jack ten of trumps and a forced remainder.

Joe East West

Quick Trivia Quiz Answers and One Rand Lover Note

1 The Rh factor is named after the Rhesus monkey used in early blood typing tests. 2 The correct name for the American buffalo is the American bison named Bison bison. 3 Vice President under Eisenhower was Richard Nixon. 4 The statue Christ of the Andes sits on the border between Chile and Argentina. 5 The House of Representatives has the power to impeach U.S. officials. 6 The capital of Ceylon is Sri Lanka. 7 Madison is a city in Wisconsin. 8 Minimum Boy Scout membership age is 11. 9 The United Arab Republic united Egypt and Syria. 10 Sunshine and Shadow is the autobiography of actress Iris Barry.

Houses of Congress U.S Ceylon Madison Badger Boy Scouts United Arab Republic Sunshine and Shadow

Today In History Highlights From December 12

On this day in 1642 Abbel Tasman discovered New Zealand. In 1937 the Panay incident occurred when the Japanese sank an American gunboat on the Yangtze. Kenya became a republic in 1964. Greece withdrew from the Council of Europe in 1969. Frank Sinatra turns 59 today. Oscar Wilde quote ends the note.

Abbel Tasman New Zealand Vienna Ludwig van Beethovn Franz Joseph Haydn Korea Jpanese Yangtze River China Kenya Moscow Greece Council of Europe Frank Sinatra Oscar Wilde

Atlas Named for World-Bearing Atlas on 1959 Map Title

An atlas derives its name from the world-bearing figure Atlas on the title page. Rumold Mercator placed the image when publishing his father’s maps in 1959.

Rumold Mercator

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