Glamorized furs feature bold designs and high prices
New York reports at the Plaza Hotel showcase how furs like skunk, fox, raccoon, lynx and rabbit are dyed and tailored into bold patterns with hoods, trims, and dramatic lengths. Mink remains central, while prices range from 200 to 25000 dollars. industry says no endangered species are used and global cooperation for wildlife management is growing.
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Navy Keen on Reading Skills as Illiteracy Hits Recruits
Vice Adm. James D. Watkins reports 37 percent of 23 000 recruits tested at San Diego base cannot read to a 10th grade level and 70 percent cannot finish boot camp. Navy trains readers to sixth grade level and rewrites manuals to improve safety while warning of rising training costs.
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Vance to Visit China in August with Japan Stop
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance will visit China August 22 to 26 and stop in Japan on the return trip. The journey aims to advance normalizing relations per the 1972 Shanghai Communique. Richard Holbrooke will accompany the delegation. Deputy Secretary Warren Christopher plans a July Asian mission.
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Japan
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Shanghai
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United States
Warren Christopher
Carter
Christopher
Richard Holbrooke
Popeye Statue Unveiled in Chester Illinois
A life size 900 pound bronze statue of Popeye will be unveiled in Chester Illinois to honor Elzie Crisler Segar creator of the spinach loving sailor. The gift from Xi Upsilon Beta Sigma Phi sorority followed two years and ten thousand dollars from spinach banks and Tshirts. The statue marks the town’s first official Popeye tribute.
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Sister Visit Links Hulsebus Borchers Family Ties
Mrs Laura Hulsebus of Ft Collins Colo visited her sister and spent time with Mr and Mrs John Borchers and Mr and Mrs Theodore Borchers at their home Wednesday. She stayed overnight and Thursday joined Mrs Martha Siebler and Mr Ed Borchers. They later joined relatives before Father’s Day dinner hosted by Gayle Borchers in Columbus.
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Dog Obstruction Halts Mail Delivery in Rockville
Rockville Maryland residents face mail pickup at the post office after Wayne Hill’s rounds are blocked by Snoopy a five pound terrier who barks and nips. Supervisor E F Gamble cites a postal code allowing temporary withdrawal of delivery due to interfering animals. Police offer animal wardens to accompany the mail carrier.
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Delores Thompson
Thompson
Capitol Hill debates neutron bomb and B1 bomber costs
Congress weighs defense funding as GAO reports put B1 bomber cost at 117 million, 16 percent above Pentagon estimates. Hatfield probes neutron bomb, while lawmakers move to block FDA saccharin ban and discuss major public works and Vietnam aid policies. Senate filibuster stalls Electoral College reform.
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Credit union lending projected to rise in 1977
A Credit Union National Association research economist estimates loans outstanding will grow about 18 to 19 percent in 1977 and reach over 40 billion dollars by year end.
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Don’t feed the alligators in Cross Lake area
Shreveport authorities warn that people feeding alligators from Cross Lake piers has made the reptiles associate human voices with food. The police jury voted Tuesday to launch an advertising campaign to deter feeding the creatures.
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Tibetan Warm Glaciers Move Faster At Quarter Mile Pace
Chinese scientists report Tibet highlands contain warm glaciers moving about a quarter mile per year far faster than typical Tibetan glaciers. They describe sudden bursts of speed, twisted middle moraines, and spider web cracks on ice as evidence. The study challenges claims that the plateau is uniformly glacier covered.
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Hong Kong
UPI
New China News
Tibet Plateau
Thunderstorms rock parts of eastern Nebraska
United Press International reports severe thunderstorms hit eastern Nebraska Wednesday night. Golf ball size hail, heavy rain, and high winds were observed from McCook to Ainsworth with lowland flooding possible in Antelope County.
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Nebraska
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Ainsworth
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Antelope County
Ogallala
Keith
Wheeler
Hooker
Cherry
Brown
Holt
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