Diet Convention in Los Angeles
July 13, 1963 - A Los Angeles woman who lost 143 pounds and a La Puenta man who took off 78 pounds reigned today in Long Beach, Calif.,...
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Dec 6, 2022
Dec. 6, 1962 - JFK Remarks at Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation
Dec. 6, 1962 - Here is a clip from President Kennedy’s remarks today at the First International Awards Dinner of the Joseph P. Kennedy...
Oct 28, 2022
Eleanor Roosevelt Seriously Ill
Oct. 28, 1962 - Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt (pictured) was reported today as being seriously ill and not responding to treatment as had been...
Oct 6, 2022
Military Cracks Down on Free Cigarettes for Servicemen
Oct. 6, 1962 - The Air Force Surgeon General’s office has ordered Air Force hospitals and clinics to stop distributing free cigarettes to...
Sep 13, 2022
Illinois Doc Calls U.S. “Nation of Pill Swallowers”
Sept. 13, 1962 - A health commissioner said today that the United States was a “nation of pill swallowers,” that this was dangerous, and...
Jul 17, 2022
(VIDEO) JFK Statement on Defeat of Health Care Bill
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May 26, 2022
(VIDEO) JFK Remarks to Seniors on Health Insurance for the Aged through Social Security
May 26, 1962 - In the White House Rose Garden today, President Kennedy spoke to members of the National Council of Senior Citizens about...
May 23, 2022
Evening Report: May 23, 1962
Headlines: President Kennedy takes on the AMA; in Vietnam, an American general’s son is wounded; Martin Luther King predicts the future;...
May 22, 2022
A.M.A. Launches Counterattack on Medical Bill
May 22, 1962 - The American Medical Association fired a television salvo last night against President Kennedy’s program for medical care...
May 20, 2022
(VIDEO) JFK Speaks at Health Care Rally at Madison Square Garden
May 20, 1962 - President Kennedy made the case for health care for the aged through Social Security today at a televised rally at Madison...
Sep 28, 2021
TV: Series Premiere of "Dr. Kildare" on NBC
Sept. 28, 1961 - The series premiere of the medical drama "Dr. Kildare" will air at 8:30 p.m. tonight on NBC-TV. Like the earlier Kildare...
Jul 28, 2021
Branch Rickey, Recovered from Heart Attack, Leaves Hospital Feeling "Just Dandy"
July 28, 1961 - Branch Rickey, who suffered a heart attack a month ago at his island summer home at Killarney, Ont., made preparations...
Jul 24, 2021
RFK Bids Americans to Focus on Physical Fitness
July 24, 1961 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today there had been a lot of talk but little action to improve the physical...
Jul 13, 2021
Robert Soblen Guilty of Spying for Communists
July 13, 1961 - Dr. Robert Soblen (left) was found guilty in New York today of wartime espionage for the Soviet Union. The defendant,...
Jul 11, 2021
Mob Scene as Marilyn Monroe Leaves Hospital
July 11, 1961 - There was a mob scene today at Polyclinic Hospital in New York City. About 200 fans and 100 reporters and photographers...
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