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Show Questions and answers from the news ... At n hat di stance should children natch television? Six feet away from a 17-inc- N. J. Methuselahs . . . What are chances of living to your your hundredth birthday? Experts predict one in every 33,000 now living will reach the century mark or beyond. E.C.S., EAST CLEVELAND Chess bored? . . . Why has chess recently been added us an optional course for Mexican schoolboys? The Ministry of Education recommends it for mental discipline. V.A., WASHINGTON, D. C. Gem dandy . . . isitors pay SI. 50 a dax to hunt diamonds in V Niles Bach Ye9. h screen and seven or eight feet away from larger screens, according to eyh experts. C.Y., PENNSAL'hEN, the Crater of Diamonds near Murfreesboro , Ark. Any luck? of Luding-ton- , Mich., found a 6.42-cardiamond in February. Estimated value, $6,000. He keeps 75 per cent of the gems value, crater operator gets the other 25 per cent. I.A., KATONAH, N. Y. at Good works . . . What unusual reading aloud is being done by convicts at twp Massachusetts State prisons? They are taping books for blind students, subjects ranging from current events to advanced mathematics. All the reading is volunteered without payment. L.F.P., FALMOUTH, MASS. We wll poy $5 for o question ond onswer used n this column Questions ore bosed on cur rent newt ond dipping of news source must occom pony onswer Address Tom Henry, THIS WEEK 485 leungton Avenue New York 17, N Y Unoc cepied rortnbufi'Ts ronnot be ocknowledged or returned NOTE "Think, Glutzmire, think! You must hovo picked it up some place!" 11 r |