Pixie-Size Singer Betty Rhodes Debuts Amid Heavyweights
Betty Rhodes, five feet tall and 99 pounds, headlines at the Plate Hotel Persian Room after a Plaza debut against Muhammad Ali and Diana Ross that same evening. The Tacoma-born chanteuse draws praise as an artist with a Piaf-like alto contralto and a busy, varied career from club circuit shows to theater work.
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UPI
New York
Betty Rhodes
Plate Hotel
Plaza
Muhammad Ali
Diana Ross
Miss Rhodes
The
Ali
Cleveland
Miss Ross
Westchester
Tarrytown
N.Y
Rhodes
Tacoma
Wash
Tye
Los Angeles
Chicago
Puerto Rico
Australia
Jack Brel
Edith Piaf
Rain Saves Ranchers in Zapata County Texas
Rain finally blessed Zapata County after months of drought threatening ranching. Officials say the downpour restored stock tanks and moisture to sustain cattle through late summer, with cattle losses pegged at about five thousand heads since 1973.
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Zapata
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UPI
Zapata County
John L. Ferguson
Texas A&m Extension Service
Edmundo Martinez
Earl Butz
Martinez
Ramirez
Recession Hits Underwear Trade Hard As Irony Grows
Washington based UPI reports the recession slashes underwear sales. Trade sources say buyers cut undies first as invisibility of the item lowers urgency. A mock case notes Merlin Sandbird a swizzle stick importer who fears a hospital scene when his ragged drawers are revealed during an accident.
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Washington
UPI
Merlin Sandbird
Sandbird
Plain-o-Squares Debuts With June 24 Dance Night
The Plain-o-Squares square dance club announces its first official dance on Tuesday June 24 at Shepard Elementary Gym with a kickoff dance on July 4. They will dance the first and third Friday nights at 8 15 p m. Caller Ladell Richey. Classes begin in September. Call Mr and Mrs Ruben Lippe at 424-8854 for details. Spectators welcome.
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Shepard Elementary
Ladell Richey
Ruben Lippe
Community Group Schedules in Parker Area June Events
June 17 through 24 calendar lists numerous meetings: Civitan Jaycees Rebekah’s Oddfellow Hall AL ANON AA Parker City Council discusses Shiloh Airport expansion Kiwanis Bible Study PSA La Leche League Legion post Jeans and Queens Square Dance Optimist TOPS WeightWatchers Lions Rebekah's and more at churches, community rooms, and schools.
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Civitan
Bonanza
Jaycees
Rebekah’s
Oddfellow Hall
Al-Anon Family Group
Central
Parker Rd
Parker City Council
Shiloh
Kiwanis
Briarwood Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Betty Brinson
First National Bank
Alcoholics Anonymous
AA Ridg
St. Mark's Catholic Church
Optimist Club
Plano City
Plano Does
Sterling
Richardson
Lions Club
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Plano
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Sheraton-Dallas
Honor Society For Women
Bettye Mischen
Frances Lowrance
el Paso
Faye Hudson
Kits
Fredna Maultsby
By Gay Pauley
Jan
Ithica
University of Southern California
Governor's Office OF Traffic Safety
Gemini
Leo
VIRGO
LIBRA
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Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
ARIES
Taurus
By Dick West
Roland Dickey
Dickey
Plano Daily
Star-Courier
P.O. Box
Texas
19Th Street
Taylor Communication, Inc
Jimshriver
Jack Harkrider
Tim Vickery
Piano
North & East Texas Press Association
Greenbriar
Barbara Corbin
Mary Ann Miller
American Legion
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JEANS
Queens Square
Filic
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp
First Savings & Loan Associate Corner
Frisco
Squarf
Mckinney
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