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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1963
Page
16
AP News outlines a July 20 total solar eclipse crossing Alaska Canada and Maine with a broad path. It notes viewing safety using photographic film over glasses and maps from the Maine Department of Economic Development. Astronomer Dr. Thomas D. Nicholson explains eclipse shadow and duration details.
NASA and partners plan an extensive observation of the July eclipse across the northeastern United States and central Canada. Astronaut M Scott Carpenter and Dr Jocelyn Gill aboard a DC 8 will photograph airglow and solar corona while ground teams at Pleasant Pond Missouri and Goddard Space Flight Center capture data on comets and solar radiation with rockets from Fort Churchill White Sands and Wallops Island.
Washington AP reports Surgeon General Luther L. Terry warns there is no safe way to look at the eclipse directly. He notes visible and invisible rays can burn the retina, causing permanent blind spots, even when the sun appears obscured. He cites cardboard pinhole devices and cautions against viewing via direct or indirect methods. The eclipse will pass a narrow band from Japan through Alaska, Canada, and Maine with varying coverage in U.S. cities from 94 percent in Boston to 26 percent in Los Angeles.
Police in Montgomery continued a search for vandals who ransacked former Gov. John Patterson s home while he was away. Officers dusted for fingerprints and used fluorescent powder to track the intruder who forced entry by breaking a front door panel and then moved through scattered bank statements and papers.
Gov George Wallace vows to resist a federal appeals court ruling to integrate Mobile public schools. He says he has briefed the Mobile school board which supports further court action and views the order as unwarranted.
Mrs Gladys Swindle was removed as city recorder after two lawyers challenged her holding dual posts. The council planned to hire a replacement at Monday night’s meeting.
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Orleans ordered the board to begin desegregation of first grade classrooms in September. The board requested a full appellate panel rehearing of the case before nine judges.
The guide suggests using orange juice in the frosting to complement a fruit pie filling. It notes the frosting benefits from citrus and invites tasters to enjoy the completed dessert.
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