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Article: RP Foundation Fighting Blindness lauds Congressional legislation advancing Daylight Saving Time on behalf of sufferers of night blindness.
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- March 25, 1987
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NEW YORK, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- For most people, Daylight Saving Time (DST) means more time to enjoy outdoor recreational activities.
But for the estimated 100,000 Americans who are affected with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), whose primary symptom is night blindness, the spring ritual of turning clocks ahead one hour has a more significant meaning. They will be able to enjoy a few more precious minutes of "ordinary daylight."
Last June, Congress passed legislation advancing Daylight Saving Time to the first Sunday in April, three weeks earlier than usual. This year it takes effect at 2 a.m. on Sunday, April 5. It will end, as always, the last Sunday ...