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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1974
Page
6
A humorous critique of coffee table books describing their heft, cost, and dull content. The narrator recalls a social gathering where a guest flaunts such a volume filled with woven baskets and art, sparking polite boredom and witty remarks about the pricey indulgence.
Chris Hodgson of Georgia Pacific Portland defies norms as she sells three truckloads of particleboard and two of plywood in a single day. The Linfield College graduate rose from receptionist to successful outside salesperson while studying building codes at Clackamas Community College. Hodgson asserts true liberation means progress before the movement began.
An opinion piece argues the garment industry faces collapse with closures and layoffs amid recession and poor sizing. It calls New York City to form a commission and redesign sizing into three to four basic figure types with interchangeable designs, enabling juniors and women to wear similar styles and boosting consumer options.
Portland based producers report booming demand for boffer swords made from dense polyethylene foam. Joan Short notes buyers send amusing letters as athletes and therapists use the safe practice weapons for fencing and aggression release. Partners Nottingham, Glassman, and Siegel sell sets with goggles and padded handles, touting ecological concerns yet stressing safe play.
The Aiken High School Class of 1965 will hold a reunion starting at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Fermata Club. Former students may register by calling 648-6066 or 648-3950 for details. A live band will perform.
Mile Crnoglavac uncovered a two and half meter steel stick while plowing near Vrnjačka Banja Serbia. The spike likely served grilling large cattle or military uses in the Middle Ages.
The Aiken Standard accepts wedding and engagement notices and bridal portraits for publication at 124 Rutland Drive. Notices must be suitable for reproduction and may be published with provided portraits.
A Southeast botulism death spurs consumer fear but data show only five U S deaths from commercially canned foods since 1925. Georgia Extension notes 37 3 billion containers and 34 5 billion pounds canned in 1973 and cites the 1971 Better Process Control Plan requiring low acid canners to install fail safe systems and train staff.
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