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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1971
Page
1
Washington AP reports consumer food spending in January through March 1971 rose by 600 million dollars from the same period a year earlier, the smallest increase in over two years, according to Agriculture Department officials. They noted the slower gain reflected in household food purchases and broader spending trends.
Janet Blackford daughter of Roscoe and Mrs Blackford of 203 E Fair has been named to Southwestern College Winfield dean's honor roll for the fall term. She is a senior majoring in elementary education. More than 100 students were named to the honor roll announced at the annual honors convocation.
AP writer John Roderick recalls a ten day visit to Shanghai, Peking and Canton noting dramatic shifts in female attire. Women wear jackets and trousers like men with no skirts or cosmetics, opting for simple haircuts and plain jewelry. Only the very young and old retain ornaments.
The article notes Trudy women display Westen style dresses coats furs hats and accessories for export at the Canton Trade Fair twice yearly. It mentions delegations visiting Peking Shanghai and Canton to view highlights and compares past binding practices with modern progress including legal gender equality and voting rights from age 18.
A 1971 discussion notes simpler marriage registration and theoretical divorce, a Chinese perspective on foreign life, and the rise of marriage counseling. It mentions women receiving 66 days paid vacation to recover, the decline of arranged marriages, and trends toward later marriages with government comments on effects on work, birth rates, and health, citing ideal ages of 26 for women and 28 for men.
May 11 1971 history page notes events from 1867 Treaty of London to Luxembourg neutrality and Prussian withdrawal, 1858 Minnesota statehood, 1910 Glacier National Park creation, 1943 Churchill Roosevelt meeting, 1949 Israel admission to UN, plus a 1961-1969 set of wartime and political items. Data also reports a large nickel spill incident in Camp Hill Pennsylvania where 240000 nickels spilled from a tractor trailer bound for Lancaster banks.
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