CPR hero Alan LaMaster saves man during heart attack in Shawneeland
Alan LaMaster and his father Clem LaMaster used CPR to revive 70 year old James Wood High School neighbor Fritz Xander after a sudden heart attack. The incident followed a snow day in Frederick County and inspired calls for a local rescue squad and coronary unit funding.
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Shawneeland
Carl F
Fritz
Xander
Frederick County
Alan LaMaster
James Wood High School
Tom's Market
Tom Ee
Winchester
North Mountain
Clem LaMaster
Alan
Brian
LaMaster
Fire Department
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Shelters for Battered Women Advocated
A battered wife’s letter to Marta Segovia Ashley cited at the first national conference on battered women calls for shelters like La Casa de las Madres. Dr Suzanne K Steinmetz estimates 7 percent of wives face severe abuse. Lisa Richette urges shelters and full rights for all women to reform society.
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Washington
Marta Segovia Ashley
San Francisco
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Suzanne K. Steinmetz
University of Delaware
Ashley
la Casa de Las Madres
Lisa Richette
Philadelphia
Heart Association Launches February Fund Campaign
Mrs. Robert Parker and Mrs. Rufus Smith chair a month long Winchester Frederick County Heart Campaign with a 12500 dollar goal. Campaign committees coordinate business corporate gifts special gifts civic solicitations publicity and fundraising events to support heart research education and community services. Volunteers will distribute heart health information and collect funds nationwide during February.
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Robert P. Parker
Rufus P. Smith
Winchester
Frederick County
Larry Boppe
William Fraula
William M. Hewitt
Jack Phillips
James H. Carroll
R. Keith Ritter
Betty McGehee
Harold Madagan Jr
James H. Tubbesing
Elizabeth Wolfe
Thomas S. Beavers
Robert W. Claytor
Kenneth E. Thomas
Howard Lewis
Tubbesing
Heart Assn
Thomas
Heart Fund
Wait Out the Worse and Enjoy The Better for Long Marriage
About 400 elderly couples mark their 50th anniversaries in Chicago amid snow and cold. They credit honesty, love, hard work, tolerance, and home cooking for a long marriage while warning against chasing possessions and quick separations.
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Chicago
Joseph Deutsch
John Cody
Deutsch
Ralph Capolongo
Morrell Richards
Governor Proclaims February as Heart Month in Virginia
Virginia Governor John N. Dalton proclaimed February as Heart Month, praising the American Heart Association Virginia Affiliate for funding heart research and education. Dalton and his wife Eddy served as honorary chairs of a January Heart of Gold Ball in Richmond to support the local chapter.
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State Capitol
Virginia
John N. Dalton
Dalton
Thomas E. Sheppard
The
Heart Association
Commonwealth
American Heart Association
Richmond
Sheppard
U.S
Are Funeral Services Necessary
The article defends funeral services as essential for grieving families. It argues services aid transition after loss, provide uplift and a constructive response to despair, and help vent emotions. It warns against morbid, fear inducing services or professional mourners and urges focus on life and death broader themes.
Four Inch Heels Seen as Dangerous by Orthopedic Surgeon
Boston surgeon Arthur W. Trott, MD warns four inch or higher heels threaten foot, ankle and spine stability. He says heel distance from the wound endangers the entire foot, increasing fractures sprains and twisted ankles and can aggravate back pain.
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Boston
Arthur W. Trott
Trott
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Libby Wolfe
Robert Parker
Rufus Smith
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United States
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Dr. Brown
P.O. Box
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