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...might long be remembered in the lawbooks to which he had devoted himself. Two years after his fatal heart attack, the Colorado Industrial Commission referee ruled that his death had come by overexertion while carrying out the duties of his employment, awarded Johnston's widow $11,466 in workmen's compensation. The commission itself later overruled its referee, only to be reversed, fortnight ago, by Denver District Court Judge Donald D. Bowman, who reinstated the award. Denver University, found the judge, paid Dean Johnston's fraternity dues and traveling expenses, expected him to attend Bar Association meetings...
...Johnston case, on its way this week to the Colorado Supreme Court, is not without precedent. New York has for some years held that physical or mental strain, resulting in a fatal heart attack, was overexertion under the workmen's compensation laws. But Judge Bowman ruled that Dean Johnston's fatal attack "constituted an accidental injury within the course and scope of his employment as dean." On that finding, the Johnston case could become a hallmark not in workmen's compensation but in the full field of life insurance. Said a worried insurance executive last week...
...Ocean lies Punta del Este. a resort town that comes to life only in the South American summer. Last week the temperature hovered at 52° in the South American winter, but Punta del Este was hardly deserted. Platoons of security agents swarmed through the town, and squads of workmen were everywhere, repairing streets, painting walls, planting flowers...
...twist like green ribbons over the landscape. Under good conditions it is not much of a challenge. Last week, as 108 qualifiers vied for the 101st British Open, conditions were nightmarish. Fierce winds and rain lashed the course for the first two days, washed out play on the third. Workmen bailed water from the course with buckets, blotted the sopping greens with blankets...
...only Ralph Rackstraw hums a little. Babies hum at the breast, and mothers hum while rocking them. Children hum at play; workmen hum at work. No company is without its office hummer who strides the halls humming his favorite pop or Paganini. Pablo Casals hums while playing the cello. Why do humans hum? In the current Journal of Auditory Research, a psychiatrist offers a couple of answers...