Polish fashion gap widens as shops lag behind West
In Warsaw a Western diplomat notes Polish window displays look ten years out of date while many women manage stylish outfits via home sewing and bargain buys. State shops hold vast unsold inventories valued around one billion zlotys, yet cheap fabric and neighbor seamstresses keep costs low for students like 19 year old Jean Kowalska. Western goods arrive mainly through Komis second-hand stores and West parcel shipments.
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Moda Polska
Ambassador
Jean Kowalska
Komis Shops
West
Samsonite Electric Can Opener Recall notice
Model 1110 and 1115 Samsonite can openers with the Samsonite molded name should be returned to Samsonite Corp for examination and potential free repair. Some units may have defective electrical connections making them unsafe and the recall covers the entire product line.
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Samsonite Corp
Denver
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Tahiti Entices Visitors From Brando To Tourists
Tahiti lures visitors with its unspoiled image as jet travel expands. Brando and other luminaries praised the islands while tourism grows to 40,000 annual air arrivals in 1969 with a projection of 265,000 by 1975. Local officials watch pollution and noise as luxury hotels rise and tourism becomes Tahiti’s top industry.
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Papeete
Tahiti
Marlon Brando
French Polynesia
Brando
Captains Cook
Bougainville
Fletcher Christian
Robert Louis Stevenson
Henry Adams
Paul Gauguin
Somerset Maugham
Nordhoff and
Hall
James Michener
United States
Alexander Ata
Maera
Fana
Taharaa
Tourist Development Board
Gauguin
Cook
Islands
Ata
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