Word: louise
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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A factory worker from Festus, Mo. (pop. 5,199) made medico-legal history last week by suing four cigarette manufacturers and a grocery chain for $250,000. Ira C. Lowe, 39, filed his suit in St. Louis blaming them for the cancer which caused him to lose a lung.
¶ For victims of glaucoma, Dr. Bernard Becker of St. Louis' Washington University reported two hopeful developments: 1) more accurate methods of measuring pressure inside the eyeball, so that the disease can be detected earlier, and 2) an experimental drug which drastically lowers the pressure.
Even the batting practice pitchers were beginning to bear down. It was time for a tangle-foot rookie like the Cardinals' chunky No. 72 to be writing: "I'll be coming home soon, Ma. They're beginning to throw curves." But No. 72 was having the time...
St. Louis fans, at any rate, are not likely to agree. Gussie has already done too much for their Cards. A couple of years ago he was little more than an avid fan; then he went on a hunting trip with Outfielder Stan Musial. "Why don't you buy...
A Flying Squad. Back home in St. Louis, the Cards have a thoroughly renovated stadium. There is a new tile drainage system for the playing field, and every tired old seat has been replaced or repaired. Outfield fences have been shorn of advertising (even Budweiser signs are absent) and painted...