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Died. William Rooe Simpson, 60, last of five generations of William Simpsons who operated (from 1822 to 1937) an elegant pawnshop on New York's Lower East Side, blithe lender of money against such collateral as the Hope diamond, a Stradivarius, Titian paintings, 15th century manuscripts and pornographic watches, subject of lively reminiscences (Hockshop); of a heart attack; in Brownsville, Texas...
...form counseling groups or act as personal missionaries to other company problem drinkers. Allis-Chalmers has cut its firing rate for alcoholics from 95% to 8% since it started its program in 1946, in the same time has cut its absentee rate among the treated from 8% to 3%-lower than the plant average. Considering such savings in production hours-and the fact that company programs for the problem drinker cost little-many companies consider help for the alcoholic not only humane but profitable. Says Henry Mielcarek, employee services manager for Allis-Chalmers: "We couldn't afford...
...Yale Health Department had announced that students consuming three or four glasses of milk per meal run a definite risk of contracting kidney stones. However, the Harvard man, with his lower consumption, is below the "danger line...
Many researchers started their patients on too heavy doses, so that they suffered dryness of the mouth, giddiness on standing (from lowered blood pressure), constipation, impotence and even jaundice-a warning of possibly severe liver damage. But most patients could tolerate lower doses, and there were no lasting ill effects after the drug was stopped...
...face of such competition, railroaders think that a new overall approach, including lower taxes and higher fares, and possibly involving subsidies from commuting communities to help make up losses, is needed to keep commuter trains on the tracks. The railroaders argue that if some method is not found to have the public pay the bill, the alternatives will be steadily poorer commuting service or none...