Bespectacled Astronaut Wins Job Back
San Antonio AP report says Dr. William Thornton Jr. won Air Force approval to continue T38 jet pilot training after a hearing found his corrected vision acceptable. The three-man board recommended he stay in the program and likely restart the flying phase, though action awaits official approval. Thornton, 40, has an eye condition called niseikonia affecting depth perception during landings.
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San Antonio
Air Force
William Thornton Jr
Godfrey Isaac
Isaac
Beverly Hills
Calif
Los Angels County
Thomas T. Noguchi
Robert F. Kennedy
Thornton
Faison, N. C
University of North Carolina
Randolph
Peterson
Knowles Case Recalls New Orleans Doctor Appointment
Washington reports that John Adriani, LSU surgery and pharmacology professor, had accepted a FDA bureau of medicine post but was told the Nixon administration reversed the appointment under industry pressure. Adriani had testified against brand names and favored generics.
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Washington
Knowles
New Orleans
Bureau of Medicine
Food and Drug Administration
John Adriani
Louisiana State University
Tulane University
Council On Drugs
The
American Medical Association
Robert H. Finch
Health, Education and Welfare
Senate Select Committee On
Adriani
Sen
Gaylord Nelson
Rankin
Nixon
Nelson Subcommittee
William Cray
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association
Industry
PMA
Cary
Finch
Herbert L. Ley Jr
Food and Drug
John H. Knowles
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Senate
Optometrist Cites NASA Glasses Correcting Condition
Dr James E Hamilton a research optometrist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration testified that special glasses have corrected the condition.
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James E. Hamilton
The
National Aeronautics
And
Space Administration
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William Thornton
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John Tower
Texas
Republican Campaign Committee
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University of Southern California Medical School
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