One-Half of Blindness Cases Are Preventable
New York based UPI reports on White Cane Safety Day as experts say half of blindness cases could be prevented. The piece notes $1 billion yearly direct costs and $1.7 billion lost in productivity, with prevention efforts spanning preschool vision screenings, cataract and glaucoma treatment, and broader public education. The National Society for the Prevention of Blindness cites $16.3 million in major research funding, while calls for routine eye exams after 35 and tonometry tests with physicals aim to detect glaucoma early.
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New York
Nixon
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Wilfred D. David
way @ society
Marital Contract Bill Sponsor Plans Marriage Soon
Mrs. Hilde Boswell, Maryland state legislator and sponsor of a contract marriage bill, anticipates marriage soon after her political badge and press coverage. An old friend from the Los Angeles Times, photographer Fitzgerald Whitney, plans to wed, while Boswell will pause work on her book during a planned honeymoon.
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Baltimore
UPI
Hilde Boswell
Boswell
Maryland
Fitzgerald Whitney
Los Angeles Times
Whitney
Prochnow Urges Individual Effort In Address At Club Program
Dr. Herbert V. Prochnow of Chicago spoke at the 20th Mary Woitishek Memorial program by the Woman's club. He linked American strength to individual discipline and decision making, noting inflation and economic strain while praising personal dedication and efficient use of time.
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Arene
Sherry Martinson
Herbert ¥. Prochnow
Don Shaw
Harriet Avenue NW
Women's Club, Center
Dertald Koutny
Memorial Drive SE
Price
Mary Woitishek
Woman's Club
Prechnow
America
Herbert V. Prochnow
Chicago
Prochnow
Northwestern University
Wisconsin University
United States
Colunia
Dr. Prochnow
Iment
Bridge club champions share top spots in Mitchell movement
Duplicate Bridge overall winners at Welty Way were Mr. and Mrs. George Ab bets and James Hall and William Hastings, tying for first and second. Mrs. Edward Hanna and Mrs. R. W. Water tied for second and third with Mrs. John Knodie and Mrs. Howard Wilfong. Next game at 5:30 Sunday.
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Mitchell Movement
Welty Way
George Abbets
James Hall
William Hastings
Edward Hanna
R. W. Water
John Knodie
Howard Wilfong
Meany Calls Housewives to Fight Price Cheating
AFL CIO President George Meany urged housewives to join a price monitoring effort as part of the inflation battle. He said labor will organize a price surveillance system since the Nixon administration has not built sufficient compliance machinery.
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L Bike Waters
Wallington
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Nixon
Meany
Labor-Industry
America
Artists' Reception Honors Grinnell and Georgia Painters
A reception at Coe College Sinclair galleries Saturday from 11 to noon previews works by Grinnell College art chair Richard Cervene and University of Georgia artist Jerry Chappelle. Public, students, faculty, and alumni may meet the artists and view paintings ceramics and sculpture without charge.
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Grinnell
Richard Cervene
University of Georgia
Jerry Chappelle
Coe College
Sinclair
Cervene
Chappelle
Prof. Cervene
Coe
Paratrooper Pants Bring Feminine Flair to Paris Fashion
In Paris fashion circles a bold look features a body fitting wool jersey paratrooper pants paired with a matching tunic. The outfit adds a feminine silhouette to a traditionally masculine style.
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Paris
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Roy Squires
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