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Science at Work
By Paul F. Ellis
United Press Science Editor
New York (U.PJ Man can
spend $3 million and increase
his life span to 120 years or long
er, according to Dr. Thomas S
flnrriner.
The monev. Gardner believes,
will be sufficient to finance re-
enreh that will carry man De
yond the 100-year mark. The
work to be done, he said, is in
the field of gerontothcrapeutics.
Th iaw-hreakine word. Gard
ner ovnlnined. is that of 'he field
where scientists must study to
learn the best dosage levels tor
the known favorable discoveries
that so far have increased man's
average life span in the United
States to 67.5 years. In 1850, the
average span was 37 years.
So far, said Gardner, who is
from Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc.,
Nutley, N. J., funds have been
available for work in three re
search fields.
He listed the three fields as:
1 geriatrics, dealing with the
treatment of diseases of the
aged; 2 that of psychological ad
justment of the aged; 3 geron
tology, which investigates t n e
biology of aging, and provides
the foundation for the practical
development and application to
human beings of the new science
he described as geromotherapeu
tics.
"Funds have been obtained for
the first three," he said, "but are
lacking for the final stage."
He reported to the American
Chemical Society that "careful
estimates" indicate that $3,000,-
Vets' Widows Now
Eligible for Loans
Unmarried widows of veteran?
who died as result of service
World War II are eligible for
GI home, farm and business
loans according to instructions
issued by the veterans adminis
tration to field offices.
They became eligible for VA
guaranteed loans under the nous
inc act of 1950.
Eligibility requirements In
general parallel those governing
death compensation payable to
widows of World War II veter
ans. The veteran must have
served in the armed forces be
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25, 1947, and his death must have
been a result of service while on
duty, or from service-connected
causes following discharge.
Widows eligible for GI loan
benefits by their own service in
the armed forces receive no ad
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Name Washingfonian
To Labor Committee
Washington, June 21. (U.R)
The house today elected Rep.
Hugh B. Mitchell, (D., Wash.),
to the labor committee.
He will fill the vacancy caus
ed by the death of Rep. John
Lesinski, (D Mich.) who was
chairman of the committee. Rep.
Graham A. Burden, (D., N.C.) is
new chairman.
Some member said Mitchell
was given the assignment be
cause of his strong support of a
federal aid to education bill.
The house also elected Rep.
Richard Boiling, (D., Mo.) to the
banking committee to succeed
Mitchell, and Rep. Edward H.
Jenison, (R., 111.) to the public
lands committee to succeed the
late Rep. William Lemke, (R.,
N.D.).
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period of ten years offers "posi
tive proof of doubling the human
life span."
Gardner recalled statictics
showing that primitive man had
a very short and active life of
about 18 years, and by the time
of the civilization of Greece and
Rome, the life span had increased
to about 25 years.
In 1850, it was 37 years in the
United States, by 1900 it had in
creased to 49 years and by 1950,
to 67.5 years. The figure is an
average based on a 65.5 span for
men and 71 years for women in
the United States.
Sees Life Span of 120
Gardner said "the potential
life span has not been approach
ed," and if there is no change in
the rate of growing old, and if
there is a continued utilization of
the organs to a maximum, then
the average life span should be
120 years.
He said the major cause of
death is the breakdown of the
cardiovascular system and "here
a primary factor is the deposi
tion of a substance called choles
terold in the blood vessels, heart,
muscles and other organs."
Gardner said research has in
dicated that the condition can
be prevented. It depends on man I
if the research is to be continued.
CAB Denies Motion
For Consolidation
Of Airline Cases
The civil aeronautics board
this week notified the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce
that it had denied the motions
of two air lines, United and
Western to consolidate the West
Coast renewal-United suspension
case with other cases on the
CAB hearing docket.
The case concerns suspension
of United Air lines operations in
some Oregon cities, giving West
Coast arlines the operating fran
chise at those points instead.
The case will now proceed
as originally planned, according
to J. Earl Cox, hearing examiner
for the CAB. The board will ac
cept additional evidence, how
ever, as to the effect of the case
on the West Coast-Southwest
merger proposals. The case will
be reconvened July 26 in
Washington, D. C.
On June 6 the CAB reopened
the Southwest renewal-United
suspension case in order to de
termine whether it will have any
bearing on the proposed merger
of Southwest airlines with West
Coast.
Leopold Expected to
Return to Throne Soon
Brussels, Belgium, June 21
,U.R) Parliamentary sources
said today that King Leopold
probably will return to his
throne from exile within three
weeks and certainly by Belgian
Independence day, July 21.
The new parliamentary ses
sion began yesterday with the
pro-Leopold social Christian par
ty holding majorities in both
houses. The party is pledged to
repeal a law passed in 1945 bar
ring Leopold from the throne.
The case involves suspension
of United'! operations in some
California cities in favor of
Southwest.
Pilots Petition
It was also learned here this
week that the Airline Pilots
Association, International, has
petitioned for leave to intervene
in the Southwest-United case. In
spite of the "untimeliness" of
the request, Paul N. Pfeiffer.
hearing examiner, announced
that he would recommend the
petition be granted.
Because of the vital role the
three airlines play in the econ
omy of this area, the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce
has been made a party to the
three hearings and has filed nu
numerous briefs and exhibits in
support of its request for sched
uled airline service between
Medford and Klamath Falls.
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Los Angeles Takes
Over Distinction
As Fourth Largest
Detroit, June 21. (U.R) De
troit has ceded its position as
the nation's fourth largest city
to Los Angeles.
The motor city s 1950 popu
lation is 1,837,617, according to
preliminary census figures re
leased today by area census su
pervisor Edwin P. Slabaugh.
Detroit registered a 13 per
cent increase over the 1940 fig
ure but Los Angeles' gain push
it ahead in the population race.
Preliminary count
Los Angeles' 1950 estimated
population is 1,954,036, or 116,
419 more than Detroit's.
Both Detroit's and Los An
geles' figures are based on a
preliminary count of this year's
federal census. However, they
are expected to be about the
same when finally written into
the books.
Philadelphia's 1950 popula
tion has not been released by the
census bureau but it is expected
to be over the 2,008,000 mark.
Philadelphia census officials
said more than 2 million persons
had been counted before the bu
reau began a recheck to see if it
had missed anyone.
Anti-Comlnform Party
Under Way in Italy
Rome, June 21 U.R) A new
anti-cominform communist par
ty started a campaign for fol-
lower, throughout Italy today. , gnlzed w th tn mora support
Ul iwoisnut
munists.
Th new nartv has headquar
ters in Milan. It plans to preach
n nation A 1 brand of communism,
as opposed to the mother party's
internationalism, ana was
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