Diverse aging effects shown in Baltimore Longitudinal Study
A decade long study of 650 men and 150 women ages 20 to 103 finds vast individual variation in aging. Some 65 to 80 year olds show no decline in kidney function or problem solving, while others lose strength and brain function over time.
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N.Y
Nathan Shock
National Institute On Aging
Shock
Baltimore
Baltimore City Hospital
Ces
Dr. Shock
Yellin and Hollerin Live On at Spivey's Corner Contest
In Spivey's Corner North Carolina the 11th annual Hollerin Contest drew hollerers led by 64 year old Aubrey who won with a quail like call and hymn lyric. Mayor Charles Lewis of Lizard Lick placed second while Danny Jackson earned third with a version of What a Friend We Have in Jesus. Participants urban to rural shared distantly musical distress hollers and river raft log tones as a living tradition and a dying art.
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N.Y
Spivey
Georgia Oliver
Oliver
Spivey’s Corner
Olivers
Dewey Jackson
Neuse
Goldsboro
Danny Jackson
Charles Lewis
Lizard Lick
N.C
Aubrey
Unmarried Couples Living Together Doubled Since 1970
The Census Bureau reports a 117 percent rise in unmarried couples living together from 523,000 in 1970 to about 1.1 million in 1978, with most households consisting of two partners. About one in five U.S. households were single-person in 1978, mostly women, and many young adults delay marriage to pursue education and careers. The study notes related increases in single-parent homes and divorce rates, plus rising median ages at first marriage.
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Washington
U.S
Census Bureau
Bureau
United States
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