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...PALM SUNDAY SPECIAL (NBC, 11 a.m.-noon). Roman Catholic Mass telecast live from St. John the Evangelist Church m Deer Park, Ohio...
...Field House is no match for Palm Beach ,and Captain Bob Keefe said, "I'd be happy if we're one of the top ten teams in the Invitationals...
...scene was an apt symbol of Haiti and the Americans who go there in pursuit of the crystal-white, palm-fringed beaches, sparkling blue water, and hot Caribbean sun. Tourists marvel at the dramatic color of the Haitian landscape, its coconut, papaya, and mango trees, its high jagged mountains, and its sharp cliffs and quiet coves. They drink Haitian rum, watch the colorful folklore shows, and swing at night to the fast rhythms of the Haitian music. And most take a curious look at the native culture and its black primitivism...
...discomfort at the time of an occlusion. About two weeks after an otherwise undetected occlusion, the patient may have a hand (usually only one) that is swollen, shiny, discolored and stiff. The stiffness comes from thickening of the fibrous layer just below the skin down the middle of the palm. It may pull the fingers together and sometimes also downward. Skin thickening and stiffness of this type may be the signs of a previous and hitherto-undetected coronary occlusion...
Typical of rheumatoid arthritis, which may have several adverse effects upon the heart, said Silverman, is an outward turning of the fingers (with the hand viewed palm-down), along with thickening of the finger joints. In many hard-to-diagnose cases of heart disease, say the Atlanta doctors, the skilled physician's careful observation of the hands will yield valuable clues that the stethoscope and even the electrocardiograph do not disclose...