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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1972
Page
3
A plain explanation of fluorescence describes glow from materials when exposed to ultra violet rays. It covers how absorbed energy excites atoms and returns to ground state, emitting light, and how fluorescent lamps use phosphor coatings excited by mercury vapor to produce visible light.
British and American newsmen held by Ugandan troops and secret service were confined in a crowded central police jail. Reporters described filth, stench, and fear as 70 captives shared a 40 by 20 foot cell with women, children, and a mix of detainees while interrogators threatened and torturers battered an African.
In Sandy Oregon Reserve Deputy Brad Kelly took down two U S flags outside a restaurant overnight citing disrespect for night rain without illumination. The owner Don Eklund and Lt Louis Olson asked for an apology and reinstallation. Kelly may lose his job but stands by the action amid about 25 calls praising him and 25 condemning the owner. The U S attorney says no laws were broken and Eklund plans to raise the flags again today.
Japan's prime minister Kakuei Tanaka will visit Peking from September 25 to 30 to discuss normalizing relations with mainland China. The travel dates were announced jointly by the Chinese and Japanese governments.
A scientific note states there are about 900000 species of insects. The figure highlights Earth's immense biodiversity and ongoing taxonomy efforts.
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