Henry Judah Heimlich turned 94 February 3

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati surgeon who wrote the book on saving
choking victims through his namesake Heimlich maneuver has now penned
a new book: his memoir.

Dr. Henry Heimlich’s views on how the maneuver should be used and on
other innovations he has created or proposed have put him at odds with
some in the health field. But he hopes his recently published memoir will
preserve the technique that has cleared obstructions from windpipes of
choking victims around the world for four decades and made his name
a household word.

"I know the maneuver saves lives, and I want it to be used and remembered,"
the 94-year-old retired chest surgeon told The Associated Press this month.
"I felt I had to have it down in print so the public will have all the correct
information."

Dr. Heimlich demonstrating his maneuver

Ladies’ Home Journal magazine, published by the Meredith Corporation, first
looked more like a newspaper and cost 50 cents for a year’s subscription. It
was the first American magazine to reach one-million subscribers in 1907. The
publication is one of seven women’s service magazines.

Diane Sawyer on the cover of the February, 2014 issue

"My True Story" debuted on ABC radio and ran for seventeen years. The daily
program was presented in cooperation with "True Story" magazine, the source of
the stories for the radio series. The magazine, first published in 1919. was said to
be one of the earliest in today’s genre of confession magazines and continued on
radio for nearly 19 years.   

George Burns and Gracie Allen

Burns and Allen debuted as regulars on The Guy Lombardo Show on CBS
radio. When Lombardo switched to NBC, they took over his CBS spot with 
The Adventures of Gracie beginning September 19, 1934. Two years later
it evolved into the “Burns & Allen Show”. George and Gracie continued on
radio for 14 more years before making the switch to television.

Kim Novak (Marilyn Pauline Novak)

Novak made her film debut in the film noir Pushover (1954), starring Fred
MacMurray and Philip Carey. She starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo
(1958). Before fame Kim Novak worked as a dental assistant, sales clerk,
and an elevator operator.