Anesthesia During Labor Affects Babies Development
Washington reports that infants of mothers given inhalant general anesthetics during labor stand, sit, and walk later than those whose mothers received no drugs. The NINCDS study, covering 3528 full term babies from 1959 to 1965, found long term motor effects linked to inhalants, while local anesthetics showed diminishing impact with age. Doctors urge awareness of drug quantities and risks to children.
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Washington
Sarah H. Broman
Yvonne Brackcill
National Institute of Neurological and
United States
Inflation Spurs Friendly Divorce
Chicago attorney Herbert A. Glieberman argues inflation pushes couples toward amicable out-of-court settlements in 1979. He notes rising asset values, capital gains taxes, post-divorce counseling costs, and rehabilitative alimony as key factors shaping less acrimonious, more economical divorces.
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Chicago
Herbert A. Glieberman
Glieberman
Reasons for Leaving Catholic Church Cited
Hartford AP survey finds over 100000 ex Catholics cite fatigue being told evil time demands and lack of belief as reasons to quit. Nadolny says threefold more left for no enough changes than for too many changes and stresses lay outreach to restore membership.
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Hartford
Conn
Manchester
Edmund Nadolny
Archdiocese of Hartford
Nadolny
Archdiocese
Connecticut
Virginia Art Design Winners Named in State Contest
Edward Combs Jr. of Rt 3 won the Nagler Art Award as the state winner in the National Association for Retarded Citizens Art Design Contest. NARC state winners include 19 Winchester-Frederick County residents with honors in Christmas Card, All-Occasion, Stationery, and various school categories. National judging will occur at NARC Headquarters in Arlington, Texas.
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Edward Combs Jr
Rt. 3
Nagler
Virginia
National Association For Retarded Citizens
Winchester-Frederick County
Combs
Edward Combs Sr
Dowell J. Howard Vocational Center
James Oates
Frederick County
Jr. High
Michael Kerns
Joe Richards
Apple Pie Ridge
Rebecca Carter
Mark
NARC
United Nations IYC 1979 Observance Encourages Child Welfare
The UN declared 1979 the Year of the Child and urged nations to improve children's well being, focusing on vulnerable groups. A U S executive order created the National Commission on the International Year of the Child to oversee observances, with an interagency committee including the Office of Consumer Affairs. Contact the National Commission at 726 Jackson Place NW Washington DC 20506 or call 202 456 6672.
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United Nations General Assembly
Commission On
National Commission
IYC Interagency
US Office of Consumer Affairs
OCA
National Commission On the
Jackson Place
Washington, DC
Virginia nutrition testing centers close in Virginia Beach and Richmond
Associated Press reports American Nutritional Guidance Centers Inc. closed its Richmond and Virginia Beach facilities and moved offices to Rockville Maryland. The centers offered laboratory procedures to detect vitamin and mineral deficiencies and food allergies with cures involving large vitamin doses. Virginia Beach physicians had warned such clinics could mislead patients and prompted investigations by the Virginia Beach Medical Society and Richmond Academy of Medicine.
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Virginia
Richmond
Virginia Beach
Rockville
American Nutritional Guidance Centers Inc
Virginia Beach Medical Society
Richmond Academy of Medicine
Margaret D. Foley
John J. Kruger
Virginia Beach Society
Virginia Beach Center
Julian Peerless
Kruger
Peerless
Virginia, Beach
John E. Stauch
State Poets of Medicine
Academy
Sai
Traveling Men Depend On Wife's Vital Role
Connecticut businessmen who travel extensively say their work is demanding yet rewarding. Pratt & Whitney and Embhart leaders log thousands of miles yearly while wives manage homes, families, and independent pursuits. The spouses note independence helps the marriage endure long separations. Kennedy and his wife Annemarie see culture exposure benefiting their children.
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Associated Press
Connecticut
Jim Kennedy
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Group
Kennedy
Stephen Ruffi
Embhart
USM
Jim Carros
Harwinton, Conn
For
Combustion
Engineering
Ruffi
Audrey
Rosemary Carros
Mrs. Carros
Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut
Carros
Annemarie
Machine that breaks up tumors in use in Norfolk
Norfolk General Hospital joins a pair of world sites using a new ultrasonic tumor breaker. The 32 000 dollar device, designed for small body areas, aids brain spine and nervous system tumors, cutting away the need for cutting and tearing as doctors remove growths.
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Norfolk
Norfolk General Hospital
Joseph T. McFadden
Neurosurgery
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk General
McFadden
Micronutrients and trace elements basics and risks
New York story outlines micronutrients essential in tiny amounts and dangers from overdoses. It lists copper iodine zinc fluorine chromium cobalt manganese molybdenum selenium nickel tin vanadium and silicon as trace elements, notes iron deficiency in infants, and describes foods containing these minerals and overdose hazards.
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N.Y
Nutrients Deficiency Overview Copper Iodine and Zinc
The passage outlines copper’s role in red blood cell development and vessel integrity, noting deficiency causes anemia and tissue issues. It also discusses iodine’s role in thyroid hormones and recommends iodized salt, with caveats about dietary adequacy and infant needs. Zinc is mentioned as essential to all living systems.
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Winchester Evening Star
National Academy of Sciences
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