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Word: squints (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...21st Century our people doubtless will be squint-eyed, hunchbacked and fond of the dark. Conversation will be a lost art. People will simply tell each other jokes...But why am I carrying on like this? Chances are that the grandchild of the Television Age won't know how to read this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Dark (Screen) Future | 7/30/1951 | See Source »

Faced with rising costs and low returns on endowment, many a U.S. college and university knows that it must raise more money or retrench. Last week, after a hard squint at the future, Yale University announced its target for the decade 1950-60: a massive $80 million in new gifts to help the university keep on growing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Toward the Future | 5/29/1950 | See Source »

...about eight times the height of the screen (4 ft. for a 7-in. screen; 6 ft. for 10 in.; 8 ft. for 12 in.). At such ranges, adults' eyes would feel a lot better, and television might even be used as an excellent supplementary method of treating squint or crossed eyes in children. By covering the healthy eye, a youngster's "lazy" eye can be painlessly strengthened while it is focused happily for an hour or more on Hopalong Cassidy and Captain Video...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Eyes Right | 5/1/1950 | See Source »

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