Diabetes Awareness Campaign in Winchester Virginia
Virginia Governor declares National Diabetes Month as Shenandoah Unit of ADA plans a Friday and Saturday fundraiser in Winchester to reach a $500 goal. Joyce Yost and Marjorie Perrault, both diabetics, discuss living with the disease, its history, treatment advances, and the unit’s efforts to support research and youth camps. The drive includes canisters at Loudoun Street Mall and local businesses to fund services and education.
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John Dalton
ADA
Shenandoah Unit
Joyce Yost
Winchester
Loudoun Street Mall
Yost
Shenandoah
Robert Green
F&m Bank
Cameron Street
Marjorie Perrault
American Diabetes Assn
Homemakers Assistant Helps Illiterate Man Learn to Count
In Chicago on the South Side, 82 year old McKinley Wright, who could not read or count, learned literacy and number skills with the help of a homemakers assistant. After weeks of flash cards he counted his Social Security check correctly at a store, ending the burglar’s easy access to his money.
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Chicago
McKinley Wright
South Side
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Annette Barrett
Chicago Tribune
Anne Keegan
Barrett
Sterilization as Leading Birth Control in 1978
A New York Times Service report notes over 1 million American couples will choose surgical sterilization this year. Women dominate the trend with tubal procedures now common and safer, while vasectomy grows in popularity among men.
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