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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1985
Page
6
The piece envisions AT&T Dial-A-Football with Penn State Navy or Army game audio over the phone. It suggests elaborate at home atmospheres and quotes specific rates, plus expandedDial-A concepts like Dial-A-Concert Dial-A-Lecture and others for imagined services.
Chase's Annual Calendar lists a historical conference on England and the Huguenots as part of Huguenot Heritage Tercentenary. It notes dates around Sept 24 in London with events from Jan 1 to Dec 31 and references F. Scott Fitzgerald's Sept 24 birthday. Also mentions Guinea-Bissau Independence Day and Istanbul Theater Festival from Sept 24 to 30. The Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving is noted as historically celebrated on Sept 24.
Laurence Berdery, an eighteen year old exchange student from Bordeaux, spends a year in Aiken living with Dr. and Mrs. Ratliff. She attends Aiken High School and compares American and French schooling while enjoying stuffed peppers and French meals.
Brooke Shields, 20, visits Wanamaker's in Philadelphia drawing 2,500 fans with three security guards. The Princeton freshman promotes a book and sportswear line, meets President and Mrs. Reagan, and mingles at high society events while maintaining a disciplined, polite image. Shields recalls a difficult freshman year but says she remains focused on school and work, organizing her life meticulously.
At the Worldesign '85 conference in Washington designers showcased practical yet playful solutions. Tucker Wiemeister of Smart Design reveals how a travel iron folds into a case with a safety off-position knob, while Gerstman & Meyers redesign antifreeze bottles to prevent glugging and Kaplan-Aronson's streamlined 7 inch bottle opener features two modulated circles for easy use.
A practical guide urges seasonal closet refresh with rules for the best storage. It favors keeping high quality garments, trunks for out of season pieces, and using see through baskets and stacked hangers to maximize space while organizing by occasion and color.
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