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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1968
Page
4
Abby column quibbles with a reader’s stance on teaching teens about dating and boundaries. A 20 year old college student defends his mother’s worry and recounts a 1935 marriage proposal to challenge a misstatement. Public notices for Abby booklet ordering follow.
In a 10:1 o'clock ceremony at Monti Catholic church Miss Carol Welter daughter of Donald Welter married Robert Ames son of Jacob Ames of Marion. The bride wore organza and lace with a petal headpiece and carried yellow mums. The couple will reside at Quantico Virginia where the groom is stationed at the Quantico marine base.
UPI reports tips from a University of Wisconsin team physician for safer football. Advice covers lightweight porous uniforms, regular salt tablet intake, ample fluids, frequent rest breaks, and cooling practice times. The column also includes a damp slipcover tip for neat furniture.
Miss Philippines contestant Arene Pinkey Amabuyok, 17, says she entered Miss World to prove nuns can be beautiful and to honor her convent. Authorities and Santa Rosa High School deny any association. Pinkey claims she convinced the Makati convent to let her travel to London for the contest.
The new luxury fiber Qiana, part of the nylon family, offers silk like appearance with wash and wear benefits. Esther Siemen of the University of Illinois notes it targets high end apparel, but will expand to broader textile uses in 1969. It resists wrinkles, yellowing, fading and water spots while remaining breathable and stable, with ironing possible at standard cotton settings.
A joint house and senate resolution signed by President Johnson designates November 17 to 23 as National Family Health Week. The measure highlights national attention to American health care achievements and the family physician's central role in maintaining high quality medical care for all ages and backgrounds.
A 16 room antebellum mansion in Demopolis Alabama completed in 1860 has been restored by the state as a historic site. E Walter Burkhardt of Auburn University calls it the most magnificent mansion in Alabama. The piece notes Gaineswood near the main highway and its rewarding travel experience. The Dick Cavett Show is listed as hosted on KCRG TV 9 weekdays from 9 30 to 11 AM.
The Paris couturier scene shifts from the skin and bone ideal as Yves Saint Laurent introduced sheer tops and a new wave of curvier models appears with more transparent looks and daring necklines.
National Safety Council tests show rear end stabilizers for cars do not perform as claimed. NSC urges avoiding anti skid devices until engineers develop and the National Highway Safety Bureau approves them. Marlon Brando stars as The Ugly American on Channel 9 at 8 PM in color.
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