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I~n0,36.j'7 14f~-1 ~ AuAwcB>1-jcuarrAn ~x GZABE Lubbock, Texts Boston, Mass. May 18, 1962 "'nt: 3, 196 ' LOOKS 1?O' FU'I'URE aor some years we collected the prescriptlona for' a long and happy life which appeared In newspaper ~-interviews of 'centenarians„ finally concluding that the atatements were - utterly contradictory; t!` For everyone who said he had,a'1- ' , ways avoided meat, there was al- : waya one, who esohelwed vegetables. Some said they ate •Hghtlq„ others .stuffed. Some reported that' they '-" had smoked eonstantly for' the last 90 years or,so; others never took thee first puff. Some had thrived on' alcohol sinee childhood, others said~ i total abstinence was their secret. Thus eonfused' by the inconclusive, s evidence, we closed our files on thce subject: We are now encouraged to ~ reopen the study after a report from Rome. Medlbal anthorittes at, the Italian center for bioioglc research ,C Ifave assembiedi27 of'the oldest'men 100-Year-Olds InItaty Srrimke,. Drink, Eat, Big RIDME' (A'P)-ltventy-seven of Italy's oldest'men and wom- en-all near or over,100 yean of'age-gathered in Rome to- day, and gave Italy's medicall authorities some things to pon- der. All the men said they still smoke, and' had done so all their lives. Almost half' the women smoke, although some only a few times a day. Men, and women alike all' drink wine in substantial quan, titles. And they all profess to be heavy'eaters, even now. The 17 women and, 10: men came here for a convention or- ganized by the Italian Centerr for Biologic Research. For many it was the first visit to Rome in their long lives. Most came from rural areas or small,townsl d women Sh Italy-all sDDroach- Oldest' of thr, group is Mi- aheie Latino, a sheepherder ttig, or, past' 100. from Sicily. He is 102, has 22 sons and daughters„and a well- In preliminary interviews the, doc- worn pipe which he smokes tbre learned`. heavily. He saidl he still en- joys a hearty meali washed q Al1 of I the men said they sm`~ked down with wine. and had smoked all'their lives. Half of the women smoked. ,If All-men and women- aaid they r D Uv `J ~j'" drank eubstanttal quantities of wine ROCKY MOUNTAIN NE'WS and were heavy eaters Denver, Colbra3o To , the Puritans who may be ex- May 22', 1962 pected to comment that the 27 could, At' 102, Juljtl'S's live to 150 or 200 had they not abused' Poor PrOOf' of thelr Innga and viscera, most' of us would answer that' 100 la qulte long Medical Rep'or'}Is enough, thanks:, BeMrand Russell 90 Years "`Youn~ .' .." ~ isy EDDY'GIIBfORE LONDON (AP) - Philceoplier Bertrand Russell, oeleb'rattng, his 90th birthday today, deacribes his longevity as a fluke.. It's nothing more than a fluke' 'd nature;' Russell said'in an leS- terview: "However, it must have something to do with the glands. Mlneseem to . be . all right." A Nobel Prize g'inner'whose un- canventional opinions' have made him a, storm aenter' for half a century, Lord'Russell today looks somewhat like a defiant rabbit, with his slightly pointed ears, his Ruff,v white hair, a generous mouth with thin lips that come to a point beneath a longish nase. He answRned I questions in a clear bui squeaky voice. 8mokea Pipe°I'm , a smoker," he said. "I've smoked a pjpe the whole day'long, >6lfIlUT"withaut ceasing, for, at kast' 70 years." He fingered one of a pair' of pipes'resting on a table beside his chair in the living roam of his modest LandEn hame:. A half-empty bottle of w)iisky, stood on a higtily'pollshed mahog- any desk nearby. "And I like alcahol," he added. "And I use iC" Does he feel much diHerent now than at 80, 70 or 60t "No dYtleeent' than at' 80% but certainly' diffetent than at 60. L tued I to take long walka I oould do that' at 60. Now I get tired." a' At his age, moat men think great.deal.about thepast;,But'~not Lord Russell. "EVery. man Iscancerned i withl the future," he said. "You have life insutanee, don't you4 Then you'reconoerned with the ,Lrture., "Serenity in the preseot', world can, only be achieved through, bltndnesa or brutallty. Unlike what is conventinnsIIy' expeclpol I1 beaome more, and more of a Welong Paettlst A lifelong paci6st, Lord Russell these days is the highly artieulatee spokesmann for Britaints nueleardisarmament campaign--the noisy banithrbombers. Eight monthss ago he went to jail for six days for defying the London police and taking part in a public demonstra, tion. "I'm concerned over the fact that the governments of East and West are heading for the,extermi+ nation of the human race," he said, "and as long as I have stremgth left in my body. I'll fight . it,and them. "I'm greatly alarmed at this moment over the nuclear testing, by Russia and the United Statb: However, the Berlin situation - another terrifying .. thing - seens's a bit better." It' was not easy to switch , his flow of language from the world' situation , to himself. but he final, l,y considered the question: Wtiat are the greatest yeara o[ a man+a life? bLae ar+e as pleasant today as ever; • be repl "Yes, I've nev- er had it more pleasant personaN ly' than ~ now. Of' murse; if' you mean the phyalcal, well then the 30's - the, 30% are the great years.., "How long would . yoa like to . live?" "It depends on public eveats;" he answered. "As long as ., there's anything useful' for me to do, I want,to.gq on:" COWFOLD, Engl'and, May, 21' -(l1PI)-Mra. JuliaiJane Wool- ven, aged 102, gave a lady-like rap' Monday to the Royal Coi- -~ r`'~ i I!')'rld ~, 1lge of'Physiaans' report link- ~l I:,,.-Ug nncer and i amov!Q ~~ 'Cigaretst I~ Jov' e,'etr; - she MMALA DISPATCH said. "Stnrted smoking on my $Llnt1iingtOn,. V.. Va. doctoes .dvice." •„ May 22, 1962' A Testimonidi For Cigarettes COWLrOIlD, England RTPID -~port linking cancer aud smoking. 1trs. Julia Jasa Woolvee; aged "Cigarettes7 Ii Idw 'em,"' she 1oQ, gave a lady - like rap to the }"id. "Start ed,iy~'lpg'OA'myAoc- Rnyal Coll'ege a[: Pbyaiciaos'' re Itor`s advice." GLOBE-TIMES Amarillo, Texas May 24, 1962 iGOING.STiRONG PORTL.ANO; Maine (t1PIh - PYank Rigby today marks his 100th birthday by doing thesamething be has been doing for the ppal 78 years - teaching musio:: The cigar-sm~q~ Rigby, who admits to takmg, an occasional drink, has been teaching piano •and' reed instruments since he yjraduated from the Neu^ England Conaervatoty, of Music ot which. ~e is the oldesl living ,.alummi... a i