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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1962

Page

12

No Men in Saputelli Show Down in Italy Town

Special to The Gazette reports Saputelli Italy a hill town about 50 miles east of Spoleto where 300 residents are all women. Men have migrated abroad for work leaving the town to be run by women including postman bus driver and judge. Some men return yearly for marriages with Saputellian brides while a Caracas plumber who wed Venezuelan wife sparked a local reverse Lysistrata. The town plans to welcome husbands back but vows remain.

Aputelli Italy Spoleto Giancarlo Menotti Saputelli Europe Gina Lollobrigida Nino LO Bello Germignano Teramo Australia Venezuela Switzerland Turin Milan Caracas Sapatelli Maria Sapatelli Vene

Edinburgh votes to fund free toothbrushes for children

The Edinburgh health committee approved 540 pounds to provide a free toothbrush for every child at age two, estimating the grant will buy 10 000 brushes. The vote was 5 to 4 and the measure aims to improve early dental care in the Scottish capital.

Edinburgh Scotland

Red Menace stars Robert Rockwell on Bagdad schedule

KCRG TV 9 airs NEWS FINAL at 9 and the film The Red Menace at 10 30. Robert Rockwell headlines the movie as Bagdad presents the program lineup for tonight.

Kcrgtv Robert Rockwell Bagdad — the Agricult Kcrg-Tv

Western U S Shows Highest Car Ownership in AMA Stats

The 1962 Automobile Facts and Figures reports western households lead in car ownership with 85 percent owning vehicles and 30 percent owning more than one car. Nationwide, 57 percent own one car, 19 percent two, and 2.5 percent three or more. In 1961, over 76 million vehicles marked 733 billion miles.

Detroit U.S Automobile Manufacturers Assn The AMA

Glenn Capsule To Visit Japan Display In Tokyo

John Glenn's space capsule will be shown for four days starting July 26 at the Takashimaya department store in downtown Tokyo. Modern exhibit follows his orbital flight and marks a major science event for Japan and the international space program.

Tokyo UPI John Glenn Takashimaya Department Store

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