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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1964
Page
9
A school contest explains how glasses correct myopia hyperopia and astigmatism. It covers how light focuses on the retina by lens shape and accommodation actions, noting inherited near sightedness aging lens changes and the role of cornea and lenses in correcting vision.
Quick ideas from Dear Heloise including how pushing fabric away from you lowers heat when ironing, using silverware cleaner on refrigerators to remove grease, binding a blanket with nylon strips for a spring touch, and foil wrap to shield pot handles. Also tips on avoiding stick candy, skirt hangers with wax paper rollers, and easy to grip soap powder containers.
Ohio State University will standardize the four academic quarters to 50 class days and 5 exam days starting fall 1965. Currently quarters vary by as much as five days, and officials say the change will allow a more consistent teaching schedule in critical areas.
Washington reports indicate U S officials discuss a bigger United Nations role in Laos Viet Nam and Cambodia as part of a Honolulu policy meeting. The talks consider UN patrols on the Cambodian Vietnamese frontier and expanded U S military action if aggression continues.
Fifteen thousand workers in South India widened a five mile road at Kuttur to relieve bus traffic to villages. The project ran five hours and involved extensive cooperation to improve local transportation and access.
Tomorrow brings a careful start for new projects with focus on planning and restraint. For birthdays the outlook favors well planned job and family ventures, with caution on finances until mid year and a predicted upturn from April next year. The text notes good relations, social activity, and a gifted child born that day. It ends with a historical note about Count von Gotzen and colonial claims in Africa.
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