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Show 10B WEST VALLEY VIEW Eclipse Of Lunar Body Is Tonight SALT LAKE. A partial eclipse of the moon will occur this evening (Thursday) as the lunar body creeps into the shadow of the earth, according to Hansen Planetarium officials. The eclipse will be visible clearly throughout all of Utah Thursday, July 16, 1981 a.m. Friday, when the eclipse will essentially be over. permitting. Unlike an eclipse of At 9:24 p.m., mountain daylight time, the the sun, it is totally moon will begin to safe to view all phases enter the umbra (the of an eclipse of the darkest part of the moon without special and most of the continental U.S., weather shadow), and observers will see a portion of the moon grow dark. eclipse (eclipse maximum) will occur at 10:46 p.m., when about half of the moon will be darkened. The moon will leave the umbra at 12:08 Mid- eye protection. Photographers using telephoto lenses and film are being advised to try exposures of no more than two seconds. There will be no other lunar eclipses high-spee- d visible from the U.S. until July of next year. from HISTORY'S SCRAPBOOK HIES AND EVENTS ERODE VESTERYEARS July 16, 1945 - United States conducts 1st atomic bomb test, at Alamogordo, N. M. July 17, 1929 - Robert H. Goddard fires liquid-fuele- d rocket 100 feet into the air, in a cow pasture in Auburn, Mass. July IS, 1914 - U. S. Army creates an aviation section within the Signal Corps. July 19, 1314 Samuel Colt, inventor of the Colt revolver, born Hartford, Conn. July 20, 1942 - First detachment of Women Auxiliary Army Corps begins basic training at Ft. Des Moines, Iowa. First atomic-powere- d merchant ship, July 21, 1959 N. S. Savannah, launched. July 22, 1943 - Palermo, Sicily, falls to Gen. George Pattons Seventh Army. sion, will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Driving Issue Is Subject Of Public Meeting SALT LAKE. The document A meeting during which public input will be sought on the document Functional Ability in Driving: Guidelines for Physicians, will be held July 31 in room 307 of the State Capitol Building. The meeting, to be conducted by the Office of Driver License Services with the Utah Highway Safety Divi on which public comment is sought deals with the licensing of drivers who have various physical, mental or emotional impairments. All interested persons, including members of the medical and mental health fields, are being encouraged to attend. The Office of Driver License Services may be contacted at for additional 533-751- 6 information. vited. Activities Slated At Libraries COTT. HTS. Folk dances many countries will be performed by dancers representing Folk dancing, films and puppet shows highlight the final week of special childrens programming at county libraries next week. Pioneer Craft House puppeteers wiil present a variety puppet k show at the East branch Tuesday at noon. Youngsters of all ages are being in Mill-cree- from the County Recreation Dept. Demonstrations three locations Library at 10 a.m., Kearns at 11:30 and Granger Library at 2 oclock. Thrifty shoppers read the Green Sheet classifieds! yours, 6419 SOUTH STATE IN MURRAY seX5e , & dO. , c ,9' AO ,v4 vV eH' 'VrW Cr 1 1 and workshops will be conducted Wednesday at To place , |