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Cambridge Sentinel

Location

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1940

Page

7

Defective Eyesight Shrinks Army Cadet Applications

The Better Vision Institute says defective eyesight is the main reason for cadetship rejections in the army air corps. About half of flying corps applicants are refused for weak eyes, more than for heart defects. Minor vision issues often worsen with age through neglect.

Army Sir Corps Better Vision Institute Flying Corps

Risky Occupation for Journalists in Wartime

Japanese correspondents and photographers face extreme danger while covering the war as few have been killed in action. The perilous assignment endangers reporters and inflames wartime media reporting.

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