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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1946
Page
8
The text explains presbyopia as the aging lens losing close vision. It notes near point distances: 2 inches at age 10, 6 inches at age 30, 12 inches at age 45, then needing to hold a newspaper at arm’s length for many people after a few years without glasses.
The Spectator asks Washington Bureau to answer servicemen and veterans questions. The column notes replies printed in this paper and explains permanent pay law for enlisted personnel, mustering out pay rules, and eligibility for bill of rights benefits for a boot training injury.
A veteran asks about eligibility for disability benefits under the G I bill after a dis charge for line of duty injuries and serving less than 90 days. Readers discuss the widow’s rights to insurance and gratuities, and how remarriage affects pensions. Other letters cover pensions for a World War I veteran, maternity care for officers’ wives, and reinduction rules for discharged officers.
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