Eye Patch Myth Revealed About Nelson's Eye
A Royal Navy surgeon states that art has painted Nelson's patch over the wrong eye for 173 years. He notes Nelson's left eye was the injured one and that a green shade protected his good eye. An exhibition at Haslar Hospital includes a green eyeshade over the left eye.
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Lord Nelson
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Barras
Royal Naval Hospital
Haslar
Hampshire
Navy
Naval Hospital
Reagan Challenges Critics With Alternative Tax Plan
California Governor Reagan proposes an alternative to withholding state income taxes citing a $63 million windfall. The plan aims to cover December deficits by reallocating education and other grants while awaiting broader tax reform. Assemblyman Veneman backs withholding as a faster revenue tool, drawing mixed reactions from Democrats and Republicans.
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Veneman
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Gordon P. Smith
Smith
Roy Bell
Brown
Bell
Education Department
Alan Pattee
Salinas
Withholding
Robert H. Finch
California Taxpayers Association
Tidal Oil Fund Hike for Beaches Approved
Sacramento Assembly Ways and Means Committee approved a bill raising the state oil revenue share for local beach maintenance on ungranted tide lands from 1 to 2 percent. The measure by Assemblyman Robert H. Burke of Huntington Beach now proceeds to the Assembly floor after finance department opposition, benefiting Seal Beach Huntington Beach and Orange County.
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Assembly Ways and Means
Robert H. Burke
Huntington Beach
Assembly
Burke
State Finance Department
Seal Beach
Orange County
Goodbye in Glasgow Hello in Montreal
Mrs Rose Houston travels from Glasgow to bid farewell to her daughter on the Empress of England but misses the shore visit call, then visits her son in Montreal. The piece notes a Scottish grandmother bidding bon voyage and an international family reunion.
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Montreal
Rose Houston
Glasgow
Arthritis and Rheumatism Treatment at Spears Hospital
Arthritis and Rheumatism symptoms listed include joint pain swelling stiffness and redness. The notice promotes a free booklet on causes diagnosis and treatment and claims excellent results from thousands treated at Spears Hospital for crippling conditions including arthritis and rheumatism.
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Spears Hospital
Health cuts spark Democratic clash in California Assembly
The 42 Democratic members of the California Assembly condemned Gov. Reagan’s plan to cut 3,700 jobs in the Mental Hygiene Department. They pledged more funding for mental health treatment and supported bills with Republicans to expand local services, saying the proposals depart from bipartisan tradition and study.
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Sacramentor
Assembly
Reagan
California
Sacramento Union expands higher education council appointments
A Sacramento Union report outlines new appointments to the Coordinating Council for Higher Education, with Manley J. Bowler and Waller A. Gordon Jr named to California authority posts. The Senate proposes tax and highway, housing, and education measures, plus a crime prevention study and a governor’s education commission.
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