Designers urge focus on waists for next season fashion
Paris fashion designers preview spring and summer couture emphasizing waistlines with shirt dresses and wide pleated skirts. Dior and Givenchy favor waist emphasis, pants make rare appearances while suits feature unmatching jackets and skirts, and color remains beige white navy and red with pastels.
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Alison Lerrick
PARIS
Hubert de Givenchy
Dior
Marc Bohan
Rohan
Michel Goma
Jean Patou
Givenchy
Goma
Bohan
At Wit's End Housebreaker Leans on Absurd Warnings
In this Erma Bombeck humor piece a couple jokes about home security and petty risks. They lampoon advice from a fictional criminal and exaggerate household blunders as they debate leaving lights on and their overstuffed home. The banter reveals how jazzed-up fears clash with everyday life.
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Erma Bombeck
Goodwill
Aviation careers expand as Texas university opens program
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa will launch a Bachelor of Arts in Aviation Management this fall, aimed at preparing graduates for management roles in airport operations and aviation industries. The program emphasizes aviation operations and terminal management, with graduates finding roles in airlines, maintenance, manufacturing, safety agencies, and fixed base operations.
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Odessa
Texas
University of Texas of
Permian Basin
ATPB
J. Edwin Becht
UTPB
College of Management
Becht
Federal Aviation
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ann Landers advice column snippets and reader questions
The column presents three reader questions. A wife seeks help about her stubborn husband and family life. a teen asks about paying for a boyfriend’s glasses after a date, with a prudish moral. a private note hints at advice on marriage and a Bride’s Guide promotion.
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Ann
Sheboygan
Ann Landers
Chicago
Ill
Beta Sigma Phi Plans Pyote Dorm Visit
The Beta Sigma Phi monthly meeting on Jan 15 included a Dutch treat supper at Las Palmas and a decision to visit the sorority dorm in Pyote on Jan 28. Members will meet at Jackie Thomas's home at 2 p.m. and bring food items for the dorm girls.
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Las Palmas
Beta Sigma Phi
Pyote
Jackie Thomas
Margaret Ford
Brenda Pool
Lynda Preslar
Linda Foster
Trudy Herring
Lucy Crisler
Jerry Pearce
Jerri Osborn
June Worsham
Roquefort and Bleu Cheese Differ in Milk Source
Roquefort is made from sheep’s milk while Bleu cheese uses cow’s milk. The two cheeses are distinct varieties often confused in common usage.
Shipboard Weddings Aboard Queen Mary In Long Beach
An estimated 800 weddings are expected this year aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach California. The package includes the couple’s chosen minister, taped music, flowers, and a honeymoon night aboard the retired liner.
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Long Beach
Calif
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