Postiques at the Post Office: a new retail idea
The piece reports USPS experiments turning clerks into shop sales in Chicago Memphis Detroit and Columbus selling gift items like copies of famous paintings stamp collections and wrapping supplies. It notes possible price increases for first class stamps and competition from private delivery firms as mail volume drops with mixed efficiency results.
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New York
Postiques
United States Postal Service
Macy's
Sears
USPS
Chicago
Memphis
Detroit
Columbus
Ohio
Chinese Women Featured in NCNA Broadcasts on Socialist Revolution
Tokyo monitored NCNA broadcasts highlight numerous women heroic efforts in mainland China. Articles praise militia women, describe a village built by 20 young women near Tengri Desert, and cite Maoist inspiration as they tackle shifting sands. Women reportedly hold 16 to 20 percent of leading party roles in Beijing.
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Tokyo
UPI
China
New China News Agency
NCNA
Chinese Peoples Liberation Army
Tengri Desert
Mao
Peking
Wedgie Returns Fueled by Lightweight Polyurethane
The revival of 1920s style in No No Nanette and Follies brings back heavy wedgies and 1940s platforms. Lightweight polyurethane molded into shoe soles creates the bulky look, enabling inch high platforms and four inch heels. Goodyear Shoe Products GM Donald Harrington notes durable cellular polyurethane makes the fashion feasible.
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NEW York
NEA
Donald F. Harrington
Goodyear Shoe Products
Harrington
Urethane Soling Could Change Shoe Industry
Italian and U S manufacturers push polyurethane soles as lighter and durable options for golf athletic work and dress shoes. Injection molded soles enable bold fashion while cutting weight, with rapid mold production and versatile finishing methods.
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U. S
Engagements Announced in Shamrock Borger and Stinnett News
Shamrock couple William F. Holmes announces daughter Janis Ruth Holmes to Ken Ribble Baxter with a November 25 ceremony at First United Methodist Church. Phillips announces Shari Huffine to Randall Wayne Thomas with Sept. 2 wedding. Borger lists DeLois Faulkner to Jake Minton wedding July 14 at Borger First Methodist. An August 11 wedding planned for Marsha Elliott to Stephen Jones at West Texas State University. Stinnett confirms Marsha Lynne Hand to David Lee Kossey for August 12 at Borger Gardner Street Church of Christ.
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Shamrock
Spc
William F. Holmes
Janis Ruth
Ken Ribble Baxter
Robert L. Baxter
Miss Holmes
Texas Tech University
North Texas State University
Texas Tech
Kappa Kappa Gamma
West Texas State
Phillips
Spe
First Baptist Church of
Shari Huffine
Randall Wayne Thomas
E. C. Huffine
B. R. Thomas
Borger
Huffine
Amarillo College
West Texas State University
WTSU
DeLois Ann Faulkner
John H. Faulkner
Jake Milton Minton
First United Methodist Church
Mr. Minton
A. M. Minton
Frank Phillips College
Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science
Joseph A. Hill
Marsha Elliott
Stephen Carl Jones
James L. Jones
Seminole
B. T. Elliott
Abilene
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Old Theatre Trunk
Frederick H. Marks
Pork & Sunset Center
Helen Hennessy
Amarillo Daily
U.S
Janis Ruth Holmes
Marsha Lynne Hand
Elizabeth Arden’s
Western Plaza
Cobos
White
Kirk
Shop Western Plaza
Downtown
Mrs. Exeter
Harwyn
Sakowitz
White & Kirk
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