Retailers banking on adult costume parties
Kansas City retailers led by Sears Roebuck and J.C. Penney publish catalogs to capture the expanding adult Halloween market as Friday festivities boost partygoer demand. Women in offices or homes shop accessories and pricier outfits. costumes range from devils and French maids to punk looks and political masks. Col Muammar Gaddafi headlines this year alongside classic horror ensembles. Mosher of Sears notes long-term growth in ages 18 to 35, with rising sales and a shift from 1960s hippie themes to ninja and murder-mystery outfits.
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Sears
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Richard M. Nixon
Reagan
Ruhollah Khomeini
Col
Muammar Gaddafi
Dracula
Gloria Overton
Kansas City Carnival Supply Co. Inc
Robert J. Mosher
Officials Admit Record Deficit But Promise 87 Improvement
The United States posted a record 220 billion dollar federal deficit for the 1986 fiscal year, but officials expect a steep drop in 1987 to about 170 billion as spending cuts and higher year end revenues help. Gramm Rudman targets remain above the 1991 balance goal. A tax overhaul adds 11 billion in 1987 revenue.
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Reagan
Meese Criticized For Anti Court Views At Tulane
Legal scholars warn Edwin Meese's stance on Supreme Court rulings could sow chaos by denying a fixed constitutional law. ABA leader urges respect for decisions as binding law while allowing constitutional challenges through proper channels.
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Edwin Meese
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American Bar Association
Meese
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Laurence H. Tribe
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Justice Department
Terry Eastland
Eastland
Eugene C. Thomas
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Lawyers’ Professional Association
Congress
Thomas
86 Page Long-Distance Bill Shocks Barker Family
In Garden City Kansas an 86 page long distance bill totaling 2233.02 stunned Charles and Terri Barker after returning from Colorado. Only two of 463 calls were theirs. others used a credit card from a pay phone across various cities the same day. Southwestern Bell and AT&T say the Barkers will not be liable. Investigators trace the fraudulent activity and vow prosecution.
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Kan
Charles
Terri Barker
Southwestern Bell
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
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