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Two Americans, C. E. Feres and G. Rand, associated with the Research Laboratory of Physiological Optics, have made 'the suggestion to officials in Washington, D. C., that every air pilot should be tested with tachistoscope before and after every commercial fight. "It seems strange." they report. 7 p.m. Closing local Stock Quo tations.
"that the plane should be carefully tested on every point of its con- 7.02 pm Light Variety (Vocal struction and operation before and Instrumental).
each fight, while little or noj Mooriah March Pasodoble attention is given to the condition (Mohr); Valentina-Carioca Fox-of the pilot. It appears that in Trot-Wright-Dunn)-Emil Rocsa terest in new mechanical device His Orchestra: When The has overshadowed the continued Moon Hangs High Fio Rito-Importanide of the type of human Bullock--Wearich); Did I Remem.control." ber (From "Suzy")-Dick Powell with Victor Young and his Orches-leven the greatest: surgeons volun
I, as Ferree and and assert. tra; C'est Une Valse Musette; Soustarily subject themselves to hand Les Ponts (From "Paris qui brille") and eye tests before major opera- -Mistinguett with Chorus, Actions, aviators, argue the scientists. cordeon and Orchestra: Ninette would be glad to do so before (Mand); A Japanese. Sunset (Dop-taking a score of passengers off Don)-R. E. McPherson (Playing on the ground. the Organ of New Empire Cinema); Trailing Around In A Trailer ("The Holiday Song")-George Formby and His Ukulele with Orchestra; La Java Du Rataka, Glava Mazurka (Van Herck); Berenata Medlovale (Silvestri)-Mandoline Solo by Pro Giuseppe Gargano with Plano U Bacio (The Kiss)-(Featured in
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in the air. In the summer he Raisin' The Rent (From "The Cot-
swims at Riccione er at his pri- Psychologists say the device not vate beach a Ostla, near Rome. ton Club Review"-Paul Whiteman (only gives a fair test of a 'man's
In the winter he kis in the
The multiple-exposure ta chistoscope recommended by these two men assertedly shows the ability of the pilot to adjust his eyes quickly for seeing clearly at various fis tances.
The Instrument includes electric
Benito Mussolini, dictator of italy, is 55 years old. But the Italian people do not know about it. There is never any mention of the Duce's birth- day in the Italian, papers... Despite the passage of the years Mussolint is still a man of tre- mendous
energy. He still takes hard exercise, one of the last times he was seen in public he went up a staircase two steps at a time..
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He rides, terices and swims. He drives his own fast car and hast more than once been stopped for speeding by traffic policemen who have not realised who he was.
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presents Roy Bargy and Ramona: physical and ments condition Apennines, stripped to the waist, Happy As The Day Is Long From from day to day, but also measures with his guards also on skis, round The Cotton Club Review-Paul his resistance to fatigue. The spon-him. Whiteman presenta Ramona and son go so far as to assert the tachis- her Grand Piano; Bluebeard--A toscope will tell in a short time Bed-Time Story (Wynne)-Wish whether an aviator has reached Wynne (Comedienne): The Happy the age when he should be taken Mountaineers: Memories Of The out of a, plane and put in a wheel Alps (Tyrolean Medley-Bazil) chair Rae Jenkins Cosmopolitans.
But they do not claim the in-
His hair is now grey, but it is shaven so close to his head that it is hardly noticeable at all.
He seems to be a little stouter -8 p.m. Local Timë Signal, Wea-strument will tell how much cour than he was three years ago. ther Report and Announcements. age and ability a pilot will retainHe also takes more holidays.
8.32 p.m. London Relay World in an emergency That factor One hears more frequently that Affairs.
might prove of more importance to he has gone to his castle at Rocca A talk by AP Newton, Rhodes passengers than the degree to Delle Caminate, or to his other Professor of Imperial History in which the aviator's hands or eyes country place near Tivoll with his the University of London.
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He has an impish humour which leads, him to take stouter subor- dinates for gruelling walks over mountains till they nearly collapse.
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