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...bosoms their lift and bones their hardness. Fatty deposits may pile up in the arteries and leave a woman vulnerable to heart at tacks. Regular doses of estrogens, says the University of Chicago's Dr. M. Edward Davis, can delay the onset of such changes and diminish their impact. There is even a test-an adaptation of the familiar "Pap smear" for detecting uterine cancer-that indicates how much medication a woman might need. "Estrogens are not the fountain of youth," added Brooklyn's Dr. Henry S. Acken Jr., "but they may be the springs that feed...
...Laboratory, which does work for all of the auto companies, has suggested removing the glove compartment to do away with a potentially dangerous obstacle to the front-seat passenger in case of a crash, and protecting the driver with a steering column that would snap in the middle upon impact. Others have proposed spring-mounted bumpers and thicker doors, sealed side windows to keep arms and legs from flailing out in an accident. Detroit has already built test models with windshields slanted at a greater angle to forestall head damages, and with wrist-twist steering that uses a small, five...
...equipment, offered scores of safety items as options. Twin braking systems - which work even if one set of brakes fails-are standard equipment on Ramblers and Cadillacs, and several higher-priced cars are now equipped with still more efficient disk brakes. Lincoln has a windshield that pops out on impact...
...Upswing. The impact of Schulz's introspective, sophisticated humor is magnified, perhaps, by its novelty in an entertainment medium that has traditionally gone in for improbable adventure and is now up to its ears in the cold war world. Detective Dick Tracy, who once stalked gangsters on the streets, now marries Junior off to a moon maiden. Terry, who once snared pirates on the China coast, is now in the wilder blue yonder with an Air Force fighter squadron against the Viet Cong. Tired of designing fashions, Winnie Winkle has joined the Peace Corps, and is headed for underdeveloped...
...mother (Flora Robson) and sister (Sian Phillips), both doomed to die in genteel poverty. The teakettle warmth of Irish family life simmers comfortably until Director Jack Cardiff plunges into the eye of street fights during the Transport Strike and the bloody Easter Rising of 1916, catching the awful impact of thudding billy clubs, of bullets and bombs and sudden death, letting his camera soak up the slaughter in pitiless detail...