Airlines weigh new fashion lines for stewardesses
Air carriers and designers clash over midi hemlines as TWA surveys 331 crew members finding the midi unpopular. United expands jumpers to knee length next October while Pan American offers lengths from one inch above to half inch below the knee. Delta keeps hems about two inches above the knee amid designer Emilio Pucci’s Braniff projects.
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Trans World Airlines
TWA
United Airlines
United
Pan American Airways
Evan Piccone
Pan American
Delta Air Lines
Emilio Pucci
Braniff International
Hostess
Trail of Tears walk ends in Tahlequah by Rev. Billy Richardson
Rev. William Richardson a 51 year old former professional football player completed a 1100 mile walk tracing the Trail of Tears from Murphy North Carolina to Tahlequah Oklahoma. He says he bears no Indian blood but seeks to draw attention to American Indian issues and the churchs role with youths.
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Tahlequah
Okla
William Richardson
Oklahoma
Richardson
Murphy
N. C
United States
Indian Territory
Accused Youth Testifies In Oxford Trial
An 18 year old defendant testifies he and his wife faced taunts from a group including the victim Henry Marrow. He says Marrow pulled a knife and a shotgun blast struck him before he fought Marrow with fists and did not fire a gun. The May slaying sparked racial unrest in Oxford.
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Oxford
N. C
Robert Larry Teel
Granville Superior Court
Henry Marrow
Teel
Robert Gerald Teel
Marrow
Hisside
Defense cross examines Manson family member in Tate murder trial
Linda Kasabian testifies on LSD use and group sex with Charles Manson and followers. Defense attorney questions reliability of her testimony after she described orders to kill Sharon Tate and others and her thwarted murder attempt. The three female defendants react as Manson consults nearby.
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Manson
Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Linda Kasabian
Paul Fitzgerald
Charles Manson
Venice
Gentry reports $20,000 ring stolen from Las Vegas home
Singer Bobbie Gentry told sheriffs deputies the diamond ring valued at $20,000 was stolen from her Las Vegas home refrigerator where it had been hidden in tin foil. Detectives said the ring contained 15 one-carat diamonds and had been a gift from Reno casino operator William Harrah, whom she divorced earlier this spring.
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Las Vegas
New
Bobbie Gentry
Landmark
Miss Gentry
Sheriff's Deputies
Reno
William Harrah
Cherimoya fruit described for curious readers
A description of the cherimoya fruit notes its dark green scaly exterior and firm white flesh with black seeds inside, offering readers basic facts about appearance and interior.
Fish Kill Reported On Yadkin River South Of Winston-Salem
A fourth fish kill this summer on the Yadkin River south of Winston-Salem is blamed on overload at the Winston-Salem sewage treatment plant after heavy rain. Observers reported dead fish floating by at a rate of 25 per minute.
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Yadkin
Winston-Salem
Yadkin River
Winston-Sa
Winston - Salem
State Department of Water and Air Resources
Frozen potato product consumption climbs over a decade
The average per person intake of frozen potato products rose from 1.2 pounds in 1956 to 8.5 pounds in 1968, marking a significant increase in consumer use.
Duke Power Aims to Save Land and Trees in Carolinas
Duke Power describes efforts to plant two million trees annually in the Piedmont Carolinas to prevent erosion and improve soil while also expanding wildlife preserves on 150000 acres. The program supports flood control and water needs as it meets growing electricity demand.
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Piedmont Carolinas
Wildlife Commissions of
Two
Carolinas
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