Pre-School Vision Screening Project by Winchester Lions Club
The Winchester Host Lions Club begins a preschool vision screening program in early November led by trained volunteers to detect potential eye problems in children ages three to six. Open screenings are planned for April 1978 with locations to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Lions Club
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Betty Allen
Hampton
Braddock Street United Methodist Church
Lioness Club
Shawnee Lions Club
Jaycettes
Sacred Heart Academy
Grace Lutheran Church
Winchester Day Nursery
Fremont Day Care Center
First Presbyterian Church
Christ Episcopal
Strawberry Patch
Market Street United Methodist Church
Winchester Day Care Center
Virginia Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Bill Shendon
Proceeds from Follies 78 fund hospital equipment
Proceeds from the 1978 Follies will fund two Winchester Memorial Hospital devices. A hemodialysis unit for acute kidney disease and a Dinamap monitor for blood pressure in anesthesia cases. Auxiliary officials note the project aims at acutely ill inpatients and will place four Dinamap units in key areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hospital
Carl S. Napps
John F. MacLellan
Napps
Armstrong
Shenandoah College
Jeffrey P. Harris
Harrisonburg
Martinsburg
Fairfax
Winchester
H. Emerson Poling
Poling
Ne Se
Emerson Poling
Sara McCellan
Jeffrey Harris
Iliary
Tribute to Elvis concert tour reaches Front Royal and Hagerstown
Elvis Wade with the Nashville Horns and Hammond Brothers Quartet performs at North Hagerstown High School tonight with two shows at 6 and 9 30 PM. Tomorrow he headlines Warren County Junior High in Front Royal with three female vocalists Coco and tickets at $10, $7 and $6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvis
Elvis Wade
Nashville Horns
Hammond Brothers
Front Royal
Kent's Pizza
Sizzlin’ Steak House
Shenva! Music
Hagerstown
Waxie
Head to Toe Beauty Hints for Holiday Look
Holiday beauty tips to look radiant from start to finish. Apply fragrance to pulse points for aura, massage oil then blot excess. Elevate feet when resting, cucumber on eyelids for refreshed eyes, oatmeal facial cleanser, and pale beige concealer for under eyes with gentle patting.
Scientists Victorious In Battle with Fleas
Kerrville Texas scientists with the USDA ARS report methoprene an insect growth regulator kills oriental rat fleas. Entomologist William F Chamberlain and technician Jo Dean Becker find one part per billion dosage fully effective preventing cocoon formation and adult emergence. The compound has low mammalian toxicity and is cleared for mosquitoes and horn flies but not yet for flea control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville
Tex
U.S. Department of Agriculture
William F. Chamberlain
Jo Dean Becker
Agricultural Research Service
ARS
U.S
Chamberlain
Europe
Environmental Protection Agency
FDA panel urges against ear swabs for wax removal
An FDA advisory panel warns that cotton-tipped swabs can pack ear wax and cause infection. Ears should not be swabbed daily, and myths are corrected: wax does not cause deafness, wax presence doesn’t imply poor hygiene, and removing wax won’t restore age-related hearing loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Cheseborough Ponds, Inc
Qtips
C&P Employees Gear Up For Christmas Day Calling
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia will deploy more than 1,100 operators statewide and additional staff on Christmas Day to handle about 400,000 calls. Holiday rates apply from Dec 23 evening through Dec 26, with incentives to spread long distance calls to avoid delays. Nancy Lee, local manager, says direct dialing offers the lowest rates and urges calls to be timed accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
C&p
Nancy Lee
Virginia Telephone
Lee
GAO urges federal control on coal tar hair dyes
The GAO reports potential cancer risks from coal tar hair dye ingredients and urges Congress to expand federal authority beyond FDA review and labeling. A 1938 law blocks bans. hearings on cosmetic safety are planned. About 33 million women spend $250 million yearly on three dye types, with coal tar derivatives in permanent dyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GAO
Washington
Congress
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
John E. Moss
D-Calif
House
Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigations
National Cancer Institute
Lorna Rhoads
Manufacturers’ Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association
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Betty Duncan
Polly Stouffer
Hank Ebert
Winchester Evening Star
Maxie’s
Valley Mall
Sizzlin
W.va
WHPL
WQZM
Lana Kinia
Williamsport
Warren County Junior High School
United States
Presley
Ultra
Christmas
Florida
Indiana
Arkansas
Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
Limestone, Sycamores & Architecture
James R. Morrison
Text By
Walter C. Kidney
Preservation of Historic Winchester, Inc
East Cork Street
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