Passive Smokers Speak Out Across Nation Demand Smoke Free Spaces
A New York report summarizes rising action by passive smokers in cities nationwide to curb smoke in public places. Legislation, public referenda, and airline and theater policies push for segregated or banned smoking while highlighting health risks from sidestream and mainstream tobacco smoke.
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New York
Los Angeles
California
Britain
Israel
Detroit
Erie County
Clams Reveal Hidden Complexity in Age and Longevity
Princeton University geologist Dr. Ida Thompson uncovers that annual shell rings in clams reveal age and lifespan, with ocean quahogs living up to 150 years. Her work links growth patterns to sunspot cycles and suggests clams’ aging processes and reproductive health defy simple aging concepts.
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N.Y
Princeton
N.J
Ida Thompson
Thompson
Princeton University
Guyot Hall
Atlantic
Maine
Florida
New Jersey
Rev James Boice to chair Salvation Army Christmas Committee
The Rev. James Boice of First United Methodist Church will serve as chairman of this year's Salvation Army Christmas Committee for Winchester and Frederick County. He expressed honor at the selection and urged residents to contribute generously as public support is essential to aid needy neighbors this holiday season.
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James Boice
First United Methodist Church
Salvation Army
Winchester
Frederick County
Boice
Stewart Bell Jr
Joseph Carawan
McCrory’s
Loudoun Street
Cathy Baker to Visit Virginia for Christmas Seal Campaign
Hee Haw star Cathy Baker will tour Virginia on December 1 to launch the 1978 Christmas Seal Campaign. She will present Seals to Governor Dalton in Richmond on November 29 and serve as grand marshal in Blacksburg on November 30.
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Kermit Cavedo
Virginia Lung Association
Cathy Baker
Hee Haw
Virginia
Miss Baker
Richmond
John N. Dalton
Blacksburg
USA
Roanoke
WSIG
Front Royal Rotarians
Winchester
Loudoun Street
Luray
Mimslyn Motor Lodge
Baker
Cathy
Mrs. Cavedo
Christmas Shopping The Easy Way
A Virginia Tech Extension consumer education specialist offers tips to cut holiday costs. Plan a gift list, substitute meaningful low cost options, enroll relatives in low cost courses, share rides to events, and use library cookbooks for inexpensive international meals. The Salvation Army accepts food and toy applications daily 9 am to 4 pm.
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Virginia Tech
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