Two IBC Queens Boast Large Wardrobes for Contest
Elizabeth Woon of Borneo and Edita Nital of the Philippines arrive for Miss International Beauty Congress with wardrobes of 30 plus dresses each. Woon, 19, unpacked handmade gowns and Chinese styled attire in her La Fayette Hotel room after winning Miss Sabah and Miss Borneo contests. Nital travels with six native costumes, formal gowns, casuals, cocktail dresses, twelve pairs of shoes, and $280 in cash, designed by Philippine designers including Ramon Valera. Both girls joke about never having nothing to wear, despite fathers' misgivings and family duties awaiting them back home.
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Miss International Beauty Congress
Miss Borneo
Elizabeth Woon
Miss Philippines
Edita “Nital
Lafayette
Sabah
Jesselton -Beauty
Borneo
Philippines
Quezon City
Ramon Valera
Islands
University of Santa Tomas
Phillippines
United States
Papa
Mama
Mano
Miss Barnes
Jet airliner lands safely at O'Hare on flat tire
A jet passenger plane carrying 100 aboard touched down safely at O'Hare Airport Wednesday after a tire blew out during takeoff from Heston bound for Chicago. Captain Charles Lippencott piloted the craft as fire and rescue crews stood by for the arrival.
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Chicago
APT
O'Hare
American Airlines
Heston
Charles Lippencott
Apartment Ad Urges Quick Rental Offer
The Independent urges readers to place apartment rental ads promptly via HE 2-5959. A note emphasizes available units and the need to act fast to secure a desirable spot.
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Wayche
IB Judging Procedure Outlined for Miss International Beauty
The judging plan for Miss International Beauty Congress assigns contestants to three categories evening gown playsuit and national costume with speech in national costume. Over three judging nights one third of the group is evaluated in each category by nine judges using an odd number of judges. Each judge makes 15 selections across the three categories, totaling 45 picks per night and 135 across the event.
Miss Austria Guarded in International Beauty Pageant
In a Vienna setting during July, Sissy Hof, Miss Austria, lives closely guarded with her mother and aunt present across the hall. Contestants in Long Beach are similarly monitored as voting for Miss International proceeds, with a five to one point system determining finalists.
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Austria
Sissy Hof
Long Beach
IBC
Florida
Vienna
Aus
Anna Ho Idacs
Donald Kosterka
Sissy
Miami
Tll
Chicago
Eight more nabbed in teen theft ring Uncatchables
Detectives arrested eight additional members of the teenage theft ring known as the uncatchables, bringing total arrests to 29. The group targets valuables and operated in multiple neighborhoods amid ongoing investigations. Local authorities described efforts to dismantle the ring as continuing.
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Miame
UPI
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