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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1972
Page
10
A 1973 kaffee klatsch argues home entertainment shifts as wives cope with husbands glued to sports. They imagine a single room mini stadium with seats a TV and perhaps a scoreboard to lure social hosting despite bowl seasons and overtime games dominating weekends.
Floyd F. Keith Jr of the Singer Sewing Center in Biddeford announces a new Fashion Tailoring course for women experienced in sewing. The eight two hour lessons, taught by Rita Loignon, cover couture techniques, interlacing with hair canvas, steam pressing, collar and lapel shaping, and sewing for leather or fur fabrics. Enrollment is limited to eight. registration order determines admission.
Washington AP reports growing numbers of women named postmasters. Postmaster General F. E. Klassen says 101 women and 1,306 men have been appointed since January, with 11,901 women and 17,712 men currently serving. He praises women as dependable managers and skilled in employee relations.
A 1972 holiday favorite features Golden Brandy Punch a quick make ahead mix of pineapple and orange juice concentrates with brandy and soda to serve about 25. The piece also provides a warm caramel walnut coffeecake recipe with brown sugar butter and cardamom rise bake and serve warm in wedges.
Recipe fragment lists ingredients for a caramel coffeecake including unsifted flour milk butter sugar and active dry yeast. Measurements appear garbled but indicate a dough with sweet caramel flavor and dairy components.
AP reports French doctors debunk a myth linking champagne to vice and say it does not fatten. Marquis d Aulan notes Brut champagne has about 85 calories per glass and may act as a waist slimmer by not retaining water. French production and prices constrain supply, while women historically lead in the industry through families like Bollinger and Heidsieck.
New York fashion features a sporty cruise wardrobe. Designer Arthur Dery of Dalton of America notes casual is in, with easy care knits and polyester fabrics favored for jet age travel. Pack pants and long dresses suitable for day and evening wear.
The article surveys 1972 as a pivotal year for women in politics business and society. It notes the ERA revival Senate approval, presidential campaigns, increased female officeholders, firsts in judiciary and academia, and shifts in titles from Mrs to Ms as women press equal rights.
Vienna plans three new schools with 80 classrooms each that can be converted into apartments if enrollments drop. The housing development aims to provide flexible space that can be repurposed into family units, addressing shifting student demand.
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