Motorized Wheelchair Sparks City Debate in Freeport
Jane Weaver Thomas, 70, uses a motorized wheelchair and enjoys newfound independence but a city council committee says it may violate traffic laws. Officials consider an ordinance banning electric wheelchairs on streets, though a governor’s handicapped committee warns the move could be discriminatory. Mrs. Thomas, a polio survivor with a law degree, travels to assist neighbors with taxes.
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Governor's Committee On
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Chicago
Freeport Woman Seeks Night Out in Motorized Chair
Jane Weaver Thomas, 70, uses an afghan draped motorized wheelchair to tour Freeport streets, saying she plans to go out all night this summer. City fathers consider an ordinance to bar such chairs on streets, amid reports she may be disregarding traffic laws.
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Freeport, II
UPL
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Freeport
Clerk Fends Off Would-Be Thief In Convenience Store
Audrey Ash confronted a man who demanded money at a North Charleston store. She refused the demand and after several minutes of exchange the robber yielded and left with his hands in his pockets.
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North Charleston
5.C
Audrey Ash
Tall Girl Seeks Fashion Fixes Amid Hemline Woes
Dear Marylou dispenses blunt guidance to a reader from Bramerton about tall-woman clothing. The adviser notes American manufacturers design for 5 foot 5, urges sewing, and explains deeper hems and altered patterns are unlikely, while noting shifting hemline trends and more mid-calf options.
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Marylou
Dhesses
America
F.K
Bramerton
Wash
Eliza
Retail apparel prices rise 42 percent since 1947
A Fashion Group note says retail apparel prices increased 42 percent from 1947 to June 1974, while non apparel prices rose 70 percent. The group attributes apparel restraint to greater use of workaday fabrics like denim, ticking, muslin, chintz and corduroy.
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Marylou
L.N
Copake, N.Y
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