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...though such things as the fixation time could be reduced in practice by ten per cent, the carryover to natural reading situations was disappointingly small. Also, it was shown that the part of the retina sensitive enough to see the printed line can accommodate clearly only about one-half inch of any printed line. Optometric research has proven that letters one-half inch from the exact point of fixation are seen with only fifty per cent acuity. (In 1951, John Kennedy rounded up a few of his friends and they commuted to Baltimore once a week for a mechanical speed...
...Rhodesia's rebellious whites. The Brit ish declared one against them in 1965 without much noticeable effect, and the United Nations Security Council imposed another one against them four months ago, ditto. Last week, however, Prime Minister Ian Smith advised his countrymen that they could expect an inch or so of pinch. "It seems as though the whole business is going to be drawn out longer than we thought," said Smith. "I do not think it necessarily means austerity, but I believe that Rhodesians must accept that there may be some changes in their ways of living...
...years', of contraceptive hormones, placed in a slow-release capsule no more than an inch long and the thickness of a kitchen match, is undergoing tests. Implanted in the arm or buttock, the capsule would provide long-lasting protection-or could be removed if pregnancy were desired...
...victory gave the Flyers the "privilege" of facing Lew Alcindor and his U.C.L.A. teammates in tonight's finals. The UClans crunched Houston in the semis, as Lynn Shackelford scored 22 points and the 7-foot-1 inch Alcindor added...
...chief Eastern scout for the 49'ers, and also represented the Dallas Cowboys," remembered Leo. "He was a very serious, business-like type. When he asked us our heights we instinctively rounded them upwards an inch or so--but I was six feet for only a couple of minutes. Then and there he asked us to take off our shoes and measured us--and I was back...