Midi fashion fails as Mrs America doubts trend
New York AP fashion writer reports the midcalf midi skirt flops this fall with retailers stocked up to 95 percent while Mrs America and many shoppers decline to embrace the trend. Designers see longer hemlines rising, pants selling strongly, and couture moving away from midi lengths amid mixed reactions from retailers and consumers.
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Ann-Hencken
NEW York (Ap
Mrs. America
Miami
Atlanta
Portland
J.C. Penney Co
Dallas
New York
Couture
Texas
Dell Chapman
David
Bonwit Teller
Qweak
Hiss
Nasianatal
Poore
Jutior
Massachusetts
Werner
Designer
America
Helen Bass
Store To People Ratio Falls as Big Stores Grow
AP analyst notes a shrinking store to people ratio from 97 per person in 1958 to 121 per person today. Retail units total about 1.7 million, with large department and discount stores expanding while mom and pop shops vanish. Audits & Surveys cites 4,500 department stores and 4200 full line discount stores, with a 6,700 store drop in food outlets last year.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
A&s
United States
Food Group
Aldine Artstivan
Pattern Fitting Expert Teaches Dress Pattern Alteration
Cramer, a pattern fitting educator, travels nationwide teaching two hour sessions on basic pattern fitting to help women alter store patterns to fit. His method blends European and Asian techniques with no math training required. Classes start at 10 am, 1 pm, and 7:30 pm, cost $2.00.
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Children. Cramer
Cramer
Europe
Asia
Cramer Dem
Ben Casey Is Matt Lincoln A Whole New Scene
HOLLYWOOD AP The scowl remains as Vince Edwards shifts from Ben Casey to Matt Lincoln on ABC This season he plays a community psychiatrist running a crisis clinic with mobile care The title change and format aim to boost ratings and viewer identification amid a crowded Thursday lineup.
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Hollywood
MLC
Vince Edwards
Edwards
Ben Casey
ABC
Matt Lincoln
Casey
Dial Hotline
Gomer Pyle
Marcus Welby
Vicente Zoino
Brooklyn
Bing Crosby
James Bond
Mat Helm
Dog On Phone Sparks Police Rush In Florida
LightHouse Point police rush to a home after a barking dog on a phone call triggered a call to the scene. Officers encountered a mute man, a startled couple, and a puzzled response as they investigated the strange incident. A sheepdog named Puffin slept nearby in the bedroom while confusion reigned.
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Lighthouse Point
Fla
Andland
Mike Prude
Plude
Pludes
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