Powder Puff Derby Title Duel Near Finish
In Chattanooga the 19th Powder Puff Derby nears its finale as 71 of 76 planes finish the 2400 mile run from El Cajon to Chattanooga. Florida broker June Douglas and California veteran Frances Bera lead a tight race, with scores still being finalized by a computer.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
el Cajon
Calif
Florida
California
Tvring
June Douglas
Palm Bach. Fla
Miss Douglas
Savannah
Frances Bera
Long Beach
Bera
Margaret A. Mead
Georgia
Candy
Esther Phipps
Sacramento
Judy Phipps Lagomarsino
Yuba City
Threats on the Queen Reported Ahead of Northampton Visit
Two anonymous letters signed J warn of destroying Queen Elizabeth II during her Friday visit to Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire. Police report letters sent to newspapers urging the public to stay away from local officials during the royal event.
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London
Elizabeth I
Northamptonshire
Higham Ferrers
Fleming Co Buys Thriftway Chain In $ Acquisition
Fleming Co Topeka agrees to acquire Thriftway Foods Inc in King of Prussia. Fleming serves 900+ stores across KS MO NE OK TX IA CO AR, Thriftway services 600 independents in PA NJ DE. Stockholders and directors must approve. Fleming to issue 534000 shares in about 0.85 Fleming per Thriftway share.
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King of Prussia, Pa
Fleming Co
Topeka
Fleming
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Iowa
Colorado
Thriftway Common
Vicki Tiel rises from design to Paris haute couture fame
HOLLYWOOD AP reports Vicki Tiel, a Parsons Design School graduate, becomes a Paris fashion sensation within a year. She lands a U.S. deal to sell dresses, codeset to Paula Prentiss for Pussycat, and earns five figures while leaving a fiancé behind. She credits mentor figures and a boost from modeling at Chez Castel to her rapid ascent.
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Vicki
Paris
Yves St. Laurent
Malibu
Edith Head
Jean Louis
James Galanos
Parsons School of Design
New York
Mia _ Fonssagrives
Haute Couture
Louis Feraud
Chez Castel
Geraldine Chaplin
U.S
Seven Arts Productions
Paula Prentiss
Pussycat
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Broker
H.P
Thriftway Chain
Topeka, Kan
Thriftway Foods Inc
Thriftway
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Thrift
Way
Ballet
Midwestern Music and Art Camp
Kansas University
University Theatre
Garet Henning
Ottawa
Carolyn Disch
Tulsa
Okla
Marguerite M. Reed
Tulsa Opera Ballet Company
Journal-World Photo
Hollywood
Vicki Tiel
Crazy Horse
Richard Burton
Rotary
China
Aral
Kentucky
Glen
Eudora
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