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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1972
Page
5
At St. Tropez and other Mediterranean beaches the monokini draws attention as sunbathers wear braless suits. Journalists like Vick Vance say it evolved from a fad into a lasting social phenomenon likely to reach California Florida and New York beaches soon.
4 H Club members judged dresses at the Athens County Fair and discussed a pending cookout. News reporter Jenny Lynn Theisen notes women adopt the monokini quickly with first day gawk and second day top off. Madeleine Pasqueir calls it freeing and tan friendly. France's Club Mediterranean has popularized it. Spain and Italy resist.
The monokini stirs opinion on French beaches with debates over topless sunning and natural looks. Women at Moorea Tahiti and Pamplona Beach differ on visibility while nudist leaders defend nudism as freedom. Medical cautions about sun exposure accompany stories of American visitors adapting quickly to the trend.
Abigail Van Buren advises that infertility can lead to adoption, noting long waiting lists for newborns and available options including mixed or Korean babies and orphans. She urges sincerity and frames childless life as a chance to help grateful parents.
Readers share shell care using mineral oil to restore color and suggest creative displays. Letters include sock pairing via safety pins, a mobile toy setup from stuffed animals, a toast-removal stick by a toaster, and a humorous aside about monokini fashion provoking local priests in St Tropez.
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