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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...arteries in middle-and old-age. At least 4,000,000 people in the U.S. now have heart disease, said Dr. Bortz. Unless something is done to stop it, said Dr. Andrew C. Ivy of the University of Illinois, half the babies born in 1940 will eventually die of various types of degenerative diseases of the circulatory system and kidneys...
...years, with their burlesque dance antics, the Hartmans have been bright spots in various night spots. But it has taken a full evening's workout, in Angel, to reveal their full stature as clowns. When the script is on their side, as in a lampoon of one of those Mr.-&-Mrs.-at-Breakfast radio programs, the Hartmans can be extremely funny. Grace's flat voice and frozen facial muscles are a perfect foil for her husband's oafish ardors and accomplished gaucherie...
...Anne Boleyn); of a heart ailment; in Little Dewchurch, England. Hall, who leaves no heir (his older brother Don, once renounced all claims to kingship in the event of Anthony's success), campaigned for the throne with dignity but persistence, addressed some 2,000 outdoor meetings. At various times he sent a notice to King George V to quit, plumped for the return of the American colonies to Britain, and tried to build up the royal exchequer by selling "pound notes"-redeemable after the restoration-for a penny each...
...Various pieces of experiment drama, William Shakespeare's "The Tempest," and "Troilus and Cressida," as well as Shaw's "Major Barbara" were attacked, defended and finally thrown out in favor of an experimental interpretation of "Hamlet...
...given a considerable amount of attention. Little is added to what has already appeared in various other college publications, save for the revelation of the activity of Michigan industrialists who were "observers" at the Madison convention...