Deep Slump in Sales of Men's Clothing
AP Business Analyst John Caniff reports a nationwide downturn in men’s clothing sales, with 1969 to 1970 figures dropping from about 21 million to 16 million. The piece attributes the decline to overfashioned styles, higher prices, weak consumer confidence, and aggressive low‑price imports from Hong Kong, plus industry misreads of market demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Don DeBolt
America
DeBolt
Detroit
Mercury finding threatens New Bedford swordfish trade
In New Bedford Massachusetts the discovery of mercury in swordfish alarms fishermen. Officials warn the industry could suffer much as oil finds did to the whaling trade in earlier times. Local suppliers and the Avila family react to FDA concerns and potential market impacts.
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New Bedford
Mass
Pennsylvania
Joseph J. Avila Jr
FDA
New England
Avila
James F. Avila
Gilbert S. Avila
Titusville
Honors List Led by 3 A Students
Three seniors with straight A s head the list of 18 honor graduates of the class of 1971 at Chanute High School. Dennis Gates Carolyn Kensett and Mark Roberts lead the honor graduates who meet GPA and graduation requirements. Averages cover freshman through junior years and the first semester of senior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute High School
Dennis Gates
Carolyn Kensett
Mark Roberts
Mystery of IUD action puzzles scientists in Sweden
AP reports from Stockholm on the unclear mechanism of the IUD. Researchers led by Dr. Egon Dicfalusy study endometrial changes during the menstrual cycle in copper and non copper IUD users, using biopsies to analyze DNA RNA content and trace metal shifts. Volunteers are paid small stipends for participation at Karolinska Hospital and the Swedish Association for Sex Education.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Egon Diczialusy
Karolinska Hospital
Women’s Diseases
Swedish Association For Sex Education
Planned Parenthood Federation
United States
Diczfalusy
Neosho County 4-H Carnival crowns King and Queen
Cone Club of Neosho County hosted a county-wide 4-H Carnival in Central Park building with 11 clubs and three CoNo Club attractions. Votes cost a penny. Bobby Stafford and Debra Smedley were elected 4-H King and Queen.
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Neosho County
Central Park
Cone Club
Central Park Building
CoNo Club
Rusty Bruneau
Sherry White
Jolly Go Getters
Rodney Erickson
Carla Rutledge
Neosho Valley
Busy Bees
Joe Harris
Lisa Sailors
Lucky 13
Karl Thornton
Ronda Showalter
Meadowlark
Kevin Jones
Feona Orth
Dennis Daling
Kim Page
Bobby Stafford
Debra Smedley
Critics in Picks For Emmy Awards
Eight critics across the country name their top Emmy choices for the season. Picks include The Andersonville Trial The Selling of the Pentagon Flip Wilson All in the Family and George C Scott in The Price among others.
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Andersonville
Pentagon
Flip Wilson
Mary Tyler Moore
Public Broadcasting Service
Freeman
Clarence Petersen
Chicago Tribune
PBS
Hollywood Television Theater
CBS
All
In the
Joyce Wagner
Kansas City Star
George C. Scott
Economists predict moderate growth in 1971 economy
Twenty industry economists advised the Business Council that the economy will follow a pattern of moderate growth for the remainder of 1971. Inflation remains a hazard and real growth is seen near three percent, with the total growth reflecting rising prices and short of the Nixon administration target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
The
Business Council
Nixon
Telephone installations rise in Chanute for 1970
An official of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co said Chanute added 289 phones in 1970, ending the year with 8,129 in service. Average daily calls in Chanute were 31,098 local and 2,715 long distance, while Kansas as a whole reached 1,079,000 phones in service and five million local and 288,000 long distance daily calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Kansas
Southwestern Bell
More Housing Proposed for Parsons Elderly Residents
Belmont Towers in Parsons opened last fall with 100 units, now filled by elderly tenants. Thirty three names remain on a wait list and officials say the Housing Authority may start a second public housing development for seniors, according to city manager Wil B. Tschudy.
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Parsons
Haimes
Belmont Towers
Housing Authority of
Wil B. Tschudy
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Santa Fe
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de Bolt
Scofield
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Bill H. Scofield
Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia
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Hong Kong
Boston
Canada
Japan
Joseph
Gilbert Avila
California
National City
Calif
Charles Olsen
Bud Sears
Sears
IUD
AP Science
National Selected Morticians
NSM
National Information Program
Time
Newsweek
U. S. News & World Report
Good Housekeeping
National Observer
Macleans
National
Johnson Mortuary
News-Standard Printing Company
News- Standard
News-Standard Printing CO
W. Main
Associated Press
Hollywood
Kay Gardella
New York Daily News
Chet Skreen
Seattle Times
Jack Anderson
Miami Herald
Dial
Truitt
N. Steuben
George
Donna Penner
S. Central
Neosho Co
Chanute Franchise CO
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