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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1969
Page
7
AP reports at Lagunillas market in Mexico City on Sundays hundreds of dealers line the street selling fake Aztec and Maya figurines, leather goods, antique desks, copper beds, and rattles claimed from human bones. Tourists translate peso prices to dollars amid the bustle.
The report outlines youth inhalant abuse in the Cincinnati area, signs of intoxication, and county efforts to involve parents and educators. It then shifts to a Mexico City market scene with gun traders, a famed Thieves Market, and colorful characters like Capt. Macario Galvan and a mysterious vender nicknamed Chacharas selling antique weapons and relics to tourists amid escalating prices and bargaining.
Gardener asks about reviving ragged petunias after a profuse spring display. The answer: prune to eight or nine inches mid August to spur new shoots that will bloom in September and October, with blooms as attractive as the first crop.
A note contrasts early presidential practice with modern names noting that only three of the first 17 presidents bore middle names, whereas among the final 19 presidents all but three have. The observation highlights a shift in naming conventions over American political history.
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