Fashion and auto trends mix with folded pennies in era commentary
The piece critiques Henri Bendel fashion images showing a so called poor girl look priced at 259, questioning if contrived poverty can become desirable. It shifts to Detroit car production as 1969 models roll out, then notes a Missouri judge's $10 fine for an overweight truck, and ends with rising living costs and grocery prices prompting a “poor people's march.”
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Henri Bendel
Mr. Bendel
Huntington
W. Va
Herald-Advertiser
Polite Tension at Conference Attended by Soviet Czech Delegates
In Worcester Massachusetts at Holy Cross College scientists from the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia gathered for the second annual International Conference on Thermal Analysis. An attendee described the mood as polite tension as the invasion of Czechoslovakia was raised. A Czech delegate said the invasion caught the Soviet delegation by surprise, but he did not give direct quotes. Russian delegates were unavailable for comment.
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Worcester
Mass
Holy Cross College
Garner files for delegate post to constitutional convention
Midland man Carlos R. Garner filed Wednesday for a delegate position to the proposed constitutional convention. Miss Arkansas Helen Rose Gennings of Batesville will leave Tuesday for New York and Atlantic City to participate in the Miss American pageant, accompanied by Betty Fowler and Bob Evans, executive director of the state Publicity and Parks Commission.
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Uttle Rock
Carlos R. Garner
Midland
Little Rock
Helen Rose Gennings
Batesville
New York
Atelantic City
Betty Fowler
Bob Evans
State Publicity and Parks Commission
Vacationer Finds Many Fine Attractions Very Close to Home
Mary Anita Laseter reflects on a south Louisiana vacation highlighting New Orleans Canal Street the French Quarter and Lake Pontchartrain detours on a lake causeway and the Gulf coast trip to Biloxi. She notes LSU Baton Rouge and unique southern city contrasts while praising local hospitality and scenery. Next week covers Texas phase.
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Johnson
America
Louisiana
U.S
Atchafalaya River
Mississippi River
LSU
State Capitol
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Canal Street
Maison Blanc
White House
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Cafe Au Lait
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Gulf
Biloxi
Miss
Evangeline
Texas
Providence
Michael J. Moakler
Eleanor M. Travers
Seekonk
Mass
Shadows of Kennedys at Convention
The Kennedy faction presses for a strong peace plank on Vietnam as Democratic delegates fight over platform and seating at the convention. Sorensen and Edward Kennedy urge an unconditional halt to bombing, signaling a split among uncommitted delegates amid Humphrey’s frontrunner status.
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Jack Bell
Chicago
Sorensen
Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Mass
North Vietnam
Sen
California
New York
Indiana
Nebraska
Los Angeles
Hubert H. Humphrey
Aiosis
Fugene J
McCarthy
DeMian
Humphrey
Sting
Wasp
Theft of Tarantula Reported in Ontario Garage
In Ontario California a 24 inch tarantula named Cuddles is reported stolen from James McGuire's garage during a spider jumping lesson. McGuire, 19, told police the spider disappeared Wednesday and a police all-points bulletin warns the tarantula is dangerous.
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Ontario
Calif
James McGuire
McGuire
Cuddles
Nixon Dons Casual Garb in Florida
Republican presidential nominee Richard Nixon toured Biscayne Bay on a houseboat with Secret Service in casual Florida attire. The visit to his Key Biscayne retreat followed by rest at his oceanfront villa came as aides kept him aligned with Washington on Czech invasion news and Eisenhower’s condition. Nixon hopes his wife and two daughters can join him at the island retreat.
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Mum
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Secret Service
Florida
Nixon
Biscayne Bay
Miami
Key Biscayne Hotel
Negro Group Leader Fined on DWI Charge
Bobby Brown president of the Little Rock chapter of Black United Youth was sentenced to one year in jail and fined 250 dollars for a second driving while under the influence charge this year. He also paid 50 dollars for driving without a license and plans an appeal with witnesses unavailable.
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Little Rock
Bobby Brown
Black United Youth
John L. Sullivan
Brown
Louis A. Dodrill
Dodrill
Sullivan
Dogs Reported Killing Cattle
The Georgia General Assembly committee set a public hearing to investigate reports that killer dogs are destroying cattle and causing large economic losses. Also in brief, Dubcek and Cernik join Moscow talks per Radio Prague reports, plus the death of veteran lamplighter Robert Rawes in Memphis marking a transition to battery powered beacons on the Mississippi.
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Atlanta, Ga
House Wild Dog Study Committee
Georgia General Assembly
Ubcek
Oscow
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
Robert Rawes
U.S. Coast Guard
Helena
Ark
Rawes
Memphis Veterans Hospital
Coast Guard
War Critics Push Peace Plank Faces Platform Fight
Critics of the Vietnam War back a peace plank calling for early withdrawal and negotiation with Hanoi. The measure gains McCarthy and McGovern support but may stall Humphrey. a drafting subcommittee tests it amid a likely floor battle at the Democratic Convention.
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Edmond Labreton
Associated Press
Chicago
Mre
Eugene McCarthy
Georges McGovern
Hupert
Johnson
Vietnam
Foe Bernard says Fulbright wrong on Poland and East Europe
Russellville Arkansas AP Charles T Bernard Republican challenger to Sen J W Fulbright accuses the senator of predicting Russia would give up control of Poland East Germany Hungary and Czechoslovakia Bernard criticizes US military involvement in Czechoslovakia urging a careful diplomatic approach to support freedom coexistence but avoid false hopes He cites Fulbright remarks from four years earlier about acknowledging Soviet changes and urges realism in foreign policy
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Russellville
Ark
Charles T. Bernard
J. W. Fulbright
Russia
Poland
East Germany
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Bernard
Fulbright
United States
Soviet Union
Earle
Lightning Kills Two Soldiers at Eglin Camp
Lightning struck during Army Ranger training at Eglin Air Force Base near Fort Walton Beach Florida killing two soldiers from Ft. Benning Georgia and injuring eight others. Seven were treated and released while one remained in critical condition at Eglin hospital.
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Fort Walton Beach, Fla
Ft. Benning
Politics at a Glance: party splits and nominating shows
A brief digest from the Associated Press notes Democrats at the National Convention clash over platform and seating with Theodore Sorensen urging a strong peace plank in Vietnam. the Credentials Committee splits Georgia's delegation between regular and civil rights factions. Republicans report vacationing in Florida as Wallace heads toward Oregon for his party's nomination.
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Associated Press
Kennedy
Theodore Sorensen
Vietnam
Georgia
Florida
George Wallace
Oregon
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