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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1961
Page
6
An advertisement for Revenescence After Shave by Charles of the Ritz promotes a new formula requiring 3 to 5 drops to make skin supple soft and youthful. Pricing listed as 6.00 plus tax in downtown and Monterey areas.
An United Press International survey shows most top federal officials in Washington lack fallout shelters. Governors and public figures also have few personal refuges, with plans only starting at some executive mansions.
The Country Parson notes misfit time and busy schedules as Louisiana Governor Jimmie H Davis abandons a planned fallout shelter and pool for a new mansion due to economic pressure. Kentucky's chief executive lacks a home shelter and weighs cellar versus a public shelter under construction for state workers in the capitol. Topeka officials question the mansion survey and Adjutant General’s office comments reflect uncertainty.
Four researchers report the experimental anti fertility drug MRL 41, related to a synthetic hormone, caused ovulation in many amenorrheic women and enabled pregnancy in four subjects. The study notes skin rashes and hot flashes as only adverse effects and discusses hormonal balance between the pituitary and ovaries.
An advertisement claims Baker s Beauty Lotion clears brown facial spots after two weeks, praising its partnership with Baker s Hair Tonic for dandruff and offering a money back guarantee to encourage usage. The copy emphasizes a clear complexion and invites readers to face the world with confidence.
Roger Ranney, 26, of Chanute Kansas, found guilty of murder by a Piraeus court. He faces the death penalty after a jury verdict, with a possible appeal window of 20 days. he claimed innocence and pleaded for clemency.
US Ambassador Edwin O. Reischauer placed a wreath at the Hiroshima memorial for victims of the atomic bomb. He will dedicate the Atomic Medicine Hospital at the University of Hiroshima on Monday and a similar hospital at Nagasaki on Thursday. Funds for the hospitals came from U.S. farm surplus sales in Japan.
Roquefort France sues Swiss Village restaurant in Long Beach California, seeking injunction and damages over the roquefort salad dressing made from blue sheep milk cheese. Plaintiffs allege the name Roquefort is protected and the defendants misuse it, while co owners Dennis R. McCleary and Merman Gierndanner dispute the claim and origins of the cheese.
TRIVANDRUM India AP U S Ambassador John Kenneth Kriath noted he was furnished a special bed during his visit. He remarked that the bed suited an era of higher spending for a British peer and added what was good enough for a British peer is good enough for an American Democrat.
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