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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1969
Page
10
Edith Head discusses fashion strategy focusing on long lines by pulling sweaters and tops down over hips for a lean silhouette. She notes the look suits certain figures and mocks impractical options for fuller bodies.
In August 1968 Charles Whitman killed and wounded at the University of Texas Tower triggering attention to a so called Whitman syndrome. Dr L Kuehn and Dr John Burton urge immediate consultation when danger signs appear. They advise hospitalization emergency psychotherapy and the use of a major tranquilizer as possible treatment.
Color safety code proposed to reduce home accidents repeats the idea of using industry patterns such as yellow and black diagonal stripes on physical hazards like low overheads beams and sharp corners. The recommendation aims to mirror workplace safety by highlighting hazards to prevent injuries at home.
The text mentions identifying all fire fighting equipment and notes blue point markers for first aid items, while warning to identify extinguishers and bright red containers. It also lists gasoline, cleaning fluids and other flammable liquids as hazardous materials to be noted.
In Bournemouth England 21 year old Diana Neville unable to join Pan Am as a para am air hostess after immigration rules tied to being born in Cuba delay her visa. Pan Am and officials lament the setback stating new US regulations restrict entry for those born in Cuba. The report notes the irony of British nationality and parental claims.
Dawn Langley Wall Simmons, a British-born author who married a Negro mechanic after announcing a sex-change operation, says she has given birth to a daughter she calls a miracle child. She plans to bring the baby to Charleston in about three weeks and display her at the Battery amid historic mansions and Charleston society.
A Midwest woman born as a boy, identified as Bathsheba Marjorie Margaret Paul Simmons, claims a sex change and a miracle baby born Sept 16 in the Midwest. Her husband John Paul Simmons, a shrimp boat worker, and British actress Dame Margaret Rutherford figure in the story. Doctors at Johns Hopkins say pregnancy after the operation is unlikely. New York items report a mugging and a jewel framed sunglasses trend with high prices.
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