Medal debate as Vietnam awards draw skepticism
Shorty Baxter earned an Army Commendation for removing an immediate threat, but he and many GIs doubt the value of medals amid widespread accusations of overpraise. They argue awards flood units and risk diluting meaning, while officials insist most citations are deserved.
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Glassy-eyed girl gains sight with painted contact lenses
Dana Tift, ten, born without irises, now wears a series of contact lenses from Dr. Carl Alleger in Silverdale to restore vision and reduce light exposure. The final tinted lenses, matched to her parents’ photos, let her see clearly and stand upright while addressing others. In a separate study, chemists show higher cancer mortality than expected, especially pancreatic and lymph cancers, among male chemists aged 20 to 64.
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