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Show BEN CASEY Bat NEAE ADAMS ' fop"". 7 j. SUNDAY, IUNE 21, 1964 Tell Me Why Makes the Moon Shine? erf Bill this happens. j Here is how Britannica The moon is a satellite of the Junior Encyclopedia for school earth, which means it belongs and home. Send your questions, to the earth and revolves name,! age, address to "Tell ground it. The earth, of course, Me wihyl" care of this paper. is part of the solar system and In case of duplicate questions, moves in an orbit around the the author will decide the win- sun. ". j. .'; ner. Today's winner- - is : So there is the sun way out Mary and Marsha Vikstrom, (here, and here we have the Ft. Lewis; Wash. earth and the moon going DICK BROOKS around it. At certain times, the By If lived in ancient times moon comes between the sun I jf and you DcrTSAVyTHiNs saw the moon snining at and the earth. The light from TO HU7T HM VILJ HANDLE A night p the sky, what would the sun hits the moon, but its By A.LEOKUM Win The me pighfc I saw something last Did you ever try to stay un derwater for a whole minute? I'll never get over! how hard it is. In 1960, a man called ' Robert Forster jset a world's record h 13 for staying underwater ! in seconds i nunuies, Then you know ' THE I ACKSO j:; .fc 3 M ; I fot-- AT BE THE: COULD I FOUND rITkNowr I well.mou'd heBECAUSE thinks better)JTS EXPLAIN TO WIFF MEANS I ) WHVVOUf RE SO ) EXCITED..ti THINS Jack: What was it? Bill: The moon. -- L--- I:'. DID YOU KNOW? QUT?E CBfrZY ABOUT HIM f LATER AFTEC K KjSTS you think aboiit it? You'd probably imagine there was some mystical power that caused the moon ltd shine, or you might even feelieve the moon was a goddess who ruled the night. But today we know the moon is no goddess and there's noth- ihg mystenous about the rea-- it son J shines. The only reason the moon gives off that lovely light ns if cppm tn flnat through the sky is that it is reflecting the light of the sun! ; !j2L at sunset, a thin crescent moon can be seen in the western sky. What we are seeing is a tiny bit of the moon's lighted surfac This crescent grows larger as bore ..' ii your riddles, jokes to: Riddles, Jokes, "Tell Me Why!" Today's invisible...';-.!- A day or so later, ' Win the Britannica World Atlas or Yearbook of Events. Send lighted side is toward the sun. The side facing us is dark: So the moon is almost entirely J I J Answer xto yesterday's Puzzl Box: Pheasant. ' -- EVERY-- THE PERFECT J3K3GEST BREAK SPOT FOR YOUR POLA COLA V fScU'VE EVER DON. : ) winner is::. Linda Rinaldini, 11, Meriden, o O - Conn. LITTLE PEOPLE'S PUZZLE jiij;..;.v.r.--v.?.-- . lighted side is of this turned toward the earth. Fin ally we can see the whole light led side of the moon, and then we say there's a "full" moon By KARL GURBERT When man finally lands) on SO WHY DONT YOU CLEAN YOU CANT (the moon, he's going to have COME UP TW ar THE BASEMENT WHILE some very strange experiences. V YOU WAITi ITS DRY gi First of all there is no air on AGAIN the moon. Nothing grows there, jiiere are no clouds, there is THE ALMANAC ' no sound (since there is no By United Press International air). The sun looks white and The moon is approaching its blazing in the sky. But since full phase. there is no atmosphere, the The tnorning stars are Jupi sky looks black. (Atmosphere ter, Sajturn and Mars. diffuses the rays of the sun, On this day in history: spreads them out). The sun's In 1$46, the first baseball fays heat the rocks on the teams between organized game inoon to more than 200 degrees took in N.J. Hoboken, place Fahrenheit. w. Of iaywAti-In 1912, the U.S. government Then the sun sets without eight-hothe adopted KEN working ALLPN .Bi twilight, it is now frigid night. all its for) day employes. But if we are on the eastward In 1936, the German heavy- side of the moon, we look up I ONW LEAVE THE MIND TO HANG AROUND THE POOL ME THE) weight (Max Schmeling knocked and see the earth shining! For WHEN YOU COMPETE, MS5 APAS5ING I out Joei Louis on the 12th round the earth too, shines by reflectWRENNl at Yankee Stadium. ing the light of the sun! In 1953, Julius and Ethel were executed at Sing FUN TIME The Chuckle Box Sing Prison for giving secret information to the Soviet Union. Teacher: Jimmy, this homeWil4 work looks like your father's A thojught for the day lieam Shakespeare, said: "If handwriting. love bf blind, love cannot hit Jimmy: Sure, I used. his founthe mai-k.tain pen. ! THE BERRYS i IF YOU PETER, THE BASEMENT STEPS HAVE TO BE SWEPT AND SZZ WASHED TODAYJf- SWEEP I'LL OKAY? 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