Hunger Persists Amid Benign Price Shock in Philippines
Amid inflation near 40 to 50 percent, workers like the Austrias struggle in Manila slums near Magsaysay Village. Mrs Austria, 34, labels rum bottles for 8 pesos a day, earning about 6.60 dollars weekly as a casual laborer without benefits or job security. Husband Jesus works at a slaughterhouse, rarely earning more than 3 dollars weekly. The couple, like many, scrapes by with uncertain daily wages and scant social protections.
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Joseph Lelyveld
N.Y. Times
Manila
Philippines
Britain
United States
Asuncion
Austria
Jesus
Magsaysay Village
New pants styles loom as looser fits rise in trend
The article notes a shifting fashion away from tight silhouettes toward looser fits and varied lengths. It highlights shorts and Bermuda styles in Paris, with designers like Emmanuelle Khanh, Lagerfeld, Dior, Saint Laurent, Ungaro, and Kenzo presenting diverse shorts and culotte options. It also mentions American designers Oscar de la Renta, Scott Barrie, and Halston showing interest in short pants for spring and summer.
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Paris
Emmanuelle Khanh
Mrs. Khanh
Christian Dior
Kenzo’s
Miss Khanh
Karl Lagerfeld
Chloe
Couture
Dior
Miss Dior
Philippe Guibourget
Saint Laurent’s
Ungaro
Dorothee Bis
Sonia Rykiel
Kenzo
Atlantic
Oscar de la Renta
Scott Barrie
Halston
Entire circus vanishes after 56 mile trip to Oxford
In southern England a five-truck circus vanished after leaving London for Oxford on Sunday. The convoy carried the ringmaster his wife and son two elephants two camels six llamas one donkey two mules six Shetland ponies two Palamino horses and a bison. Police searched the route but no hoofprint or sign of the circus appeared by nightfall. Authorities said the disappearance is highly unusual and asked the public for any sightings.
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London
UPI
England
Oxford
Thames Valley Police
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Diarpoplin
Khanh
Bernadine
Morris N.Y. Times News Service
Bermudas
Bermuda
Jin Lagerfeld
Rexall
Rexall Pharmacies
Rexall Pharmacists
Rexall Laboratories
Savinas
Quinlan’'s Drug Store
Main St
Bennington
Bennington County
Stfxr Electric Appliance Center Incorporated
Sales & Service
Monument Plaza
Grbil
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