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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1968
Page
5
A simple experiment shows that single eye fixation causes tiny eye movements. A small mirror on a contact lens records drift and rapid jerks as the eye shifts to fresh visual areas. The result is that staring at a fixed target triggers periodic corrections to prevent fatigue.
An a double decker bus bound for Acapulco plunged 900 feet into a ravine killing thirty-one and injuring fourteen. The bus carried 45 passengers and a crew of three as rescuers worked nine hours later.:
President Johnson shows improvement at Bethesda Naval Hospital with a sore throat and aches. Doctors expect rest and possible discharge around Christmas, but no precise date is given. Only immediate family may visit due to flu precautions, with Lady Bird and Luci Nugent visiting.
Socialist leader Norman Thomas died Thursday in a Huntington nursing home. A memorial service is planned for Monday to honor his long‑standing public principles and influence.
A memorial service was set for Monday at Community Church in New York. Thomas, who died at an advanced age, left a 15th book to be published next year and was survived by a wife Frances, secretary Timothy Sullivan, a daughter Polly Millers, and multiple children and grandchildren. He was a crusading Socialist reformer who ran for president six times and credited his policy proposals with becoming law.
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