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They can easily avoid widowhood by 1) cremating themselves on their husband's funeral pyre; 2) contributing to the heart fund (in order to help cure the greatest destroyer of middle-aged males); 3) refusing to nag their husbands, or 40) marrying men younger than themselves...
...dialectic of East Germany, even such standard, worldwide complaints as tuberculosis, tumors and venereal infections are dubbed "people's diseases." Now, for their control and cure, the Communist Health Ministry is readying a remedy that may be worse than the diseases themselves: "people's doctors," who are getting a quadruple-quick training course of no more than a year...
...sensations. This lasts from ten minutes to half an hour. Then the wizard slumps back in a sweat and pulls himself together to collect a fee of $16 (but only, he insists, from those who can afford it). With identical treatments, D'Angelo claims to be able to cure "all psychic or nervous disorders," such as paralysis, phobias, migraine, insomnia and loss of sight, hearing or speech. Since most such cases are hysterical in origin, he can often help patients who have enough faith in his powers...
...Iron Curtain countries, the Reds last week cracked down. The Polish government published a decree making all church appointments, from bishops down to parish priests, subject to government approval. It provided that any member of the hierarchy who "carries out activities contrary to law" can be removed from his cure...
...After walking about getting names, be went back to the stage, announced a name and answered the psychic question. "Mary" stood up when called, and the interpreter commisserated with her on Bey's behalf for her "illness," but assured her that all would be well since there was a cure. Mary shook her head and said that wasn't the question. Tarah stiffened when told, and pointing at Mary roared, "Are you sure you're not sick?" "No," replied Mary, "and I should know because I'm a doctor." "Well then," returned Tarah, "someone in your party is sick. That...