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...hotel in London. "I offered her cognac," Marti explained, "but she said she preferred Scotch and soda." A diplomatic choice, for British officials were red-faced with apologies for the apparent snafu of security measures. But Frederika swiftly regained composure, sent Marti an autographed photo "for your prompt help to two strangers in distress," then flew home. Awaiting her was news to delight even a beleaguered queen-an announcement from Madrid that Daughter Princess Sophie, married last spring to Prince Juan Carlos of Spain, will make Frederika a grandmother some time next December...
...today's locust fighters have a new and glamorous aid. U.S. Tiros weather satellites have proved to be reliable anti-locust spies. To cryptic reparts from wandering Bedouins, Tiros has added observations made while circling on its high orbit. Its cloud pictures predict locust-bearing winds, and prompt warnings can be drafted. Thanks to U.S. spacemen, African locust invasions no longer come as unpleasant surprises. Threatened countries can now count on time enough to organize a chemical counterattack...
...Change. The mortality rate of cancer of the colon and rectum could be much lower than it is, said Dr. Ravdin. Early detection and prompt treatment could save 30,000 of the 40,000 patients who die from it each year. But for breast cancer the formula of early detection and prompt treatment no longer seems to be the panacea it once was. "Despite all that has been done, the death rate from breast cancer has not changed...
Europeans like to pat, pinch and pry before they buy, and find the prospect of haggling with a mail-order catalogue distressing. Yet lower prices, at-home convenience and prompt deliveries have won them over to U.S.-style mail-order retailing to a degree that seemed impossible only a few years ago. Largely responsible for this change of heart is West Germany's pioneering Die Quelle, a household word in Germany and Europe's biggest mailorder firm...
...NEBRASKA has been trying possibly the most fundamental approach to prompt treatment for the mentally ill, and is now being acclaimed as the nation's second most advanced state in the promotion of mental health-after neighboring Kansas. Guided by Dr. Cecil W. Wittson, Nebraska's program aims at training the family doctor, pediatrician, internist and obstetrician-gynecologist to handle the everyday emotional problems of their patients. The Nebraska Psychiatric Institute invites family doctors to Omaha for training in consultation and observation of patients. They may even bring their own patients along for study. Back home, they...