Hair cycles through ages. social historian notes long precedents
Social historian Bill Severn traces hair controversies from ancient times to today. He cites royal edicts, bank rules, and Harvard’s 1655 ban on long hair as evidence that fashion cycles shift between long and short, with men often facing stronger backlash than women.
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Dear Ann Landers on Teen Death and Smoking Rooms
A reader defends eugenic survival of the fittest and jokes about teen drug deaths. Ann Landers counters with a Humanitarian Award dig at the writer and urges compassionate response. Another correspondent asks about smoking rooms in high schools, which Landers rejects as encouraging bad behavior. A final letter defends painting Uncle Bert with his natural features despite relatives’ objections.
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Princess Anne Birthday Party in Scotland
Princess Anne turned 21 with a quiet family party in Thurso Scotland attended by the royal family. More than 100 British royals joined a previous swinging discotheque on the royal yacht Britannia as she arrived at the highlands port and later visited the queen mother's holiday castle for private celebrations.
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Golden Wedding Anniversary Reception for Mr and Mrs Sam Dark
Lecompton residents Mr and Mrs Sam Dark celebrate fifty years of marriage with a 2 to 4 p m Sunday August 22 reception at Big Springs United Methodist Church. Hosts include their son Clayton Dark and family of Lecompton and Albert Green and family of Newton. They wed September 11 1921 in the bride's home. The couple has six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Meadowlark 4H Club Aug Meeting Highlights
Meadowlark 4H Club at the County Fairgrounds held an August meeting with demonstrations on homemade ice cream by Sandy and Cindy Browning and talks by David McKinney Jody Hahn and Jamie Hahn. Guests included the McDougal and Pratt families and others.
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VFW Members Serve Watermelon Melon Feed at Wadsworth
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Alford-Clark Post 852 and Auxiliary hosted their annual watermelon and cantaloupe feed at Wadsworth Consolidated Center on Friday evening. Volunteers, including Bud Brunton and Ellis Miller, helped serve 500 pounds of melon to 90 men at Building No. 9.
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