Winter festival roundups from Chase's 1990 events list
David Grimes surveys a calendar of unusual celebrations from Chase's Annual Events. The list includes Ice Box Days in International Falls Minnesota Pizza Expo 90 in Las Vegas Rattlesnake Round-Up in Whigham Georgia and other quirky happenings from January to March across the United States and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Fla
Chase
International Falls
Mann
Las Vegas Hilton Hotel
Whigham
New Mexico
Angel Fire
N.M
Setsubun
Japan
Kelowna
British Columbia
Laredo
Texas
Carter Caves State Resort Park
Olive Hill
Minnesota
Mankato
Minn
LaBelle
Florida
Syria
Middle East
Revolutionary National Council
Los Angeles
Ironclads
Monitor
Merrimac
Marquette
Mich
Northern Michigan University
Inventive Minds Lessons in Life at Rice High School
At Rice High School Harlem 95 seniors complete a 65 hour Christian Service Project doing hands on work in shelters and with handicapped children. Students learn empathy, self worth and social responsibility while many go on to college.
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New York
Jamil Adams
Kenneth Cooper
Cooper
Rice High School
Harlem
Jamil
Rice
St. Joseph’s Shelter
Brock Holloway
The
Bronx
P.S
Holloway
Mother Teresa
Martin Luther King
Amend
Archdiocese of New York
Nora Murphy
Kenneth
Chris Laboy
P.S. 138
Color brain maps link dyslexia to brain development
Atlanta report details study by University of Georgia psychologist Dr. George Hynd using MRI images of 30 children to compare brains of dyslexics, non dyslexics and those with ADHD. Findings show a shorter left planum temporale in dyslexics suggesting delayed nerve migration in pregnancy.
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Atlanta
Michael Zaker
Albert Einstein
Cher
Michael
University OF Georgia
George Hynd
Hynd
Opaque tights drive fashion as panty hose evolve
Fashion notes show a shift from sheer to opaque tights in the late 1980s with designer labels pushing textured legwear. Industry sources cite rising shipments from 1 million to 8.3 million dozen pairs since 1980, with prices from five to twenty five dollars and major brands like Calvin Klein, Armani, Donna Karan and Hot Sox expanding color, ribbing, and control top features as hems shorten and warmer weather looms.
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Sid Smith
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
Joni Zeller
Calvin Klein
Giorgio Armani
Hamilton South
Armani
United States
Donna Karan
Kazan
Susan Marchand
Hot Sox
Mercury
Hue
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David Grimes
Hinckley
Ohio
Great Smoky Mountains
New York Times News Service
Journal-World
Crack
Codeine
Myles Amend
Cooper’s
St. Joseph’s
W. 125Th St
Manhattan Center
John Watson
Incarnation Children’s Center
Connie
Hal Straus
Cox News Service
United Network For Organ Sharing
UNOS
United Network For
McCay's Magazine
Copley News Servi
Deborah Hofmann
N.Y
Times News Service
Consumer Watch
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