Seurat painting to be sold at London auction
Art collector Henry Mccllhenny plans to auction Georges Pierre Seurat's Les Poseuses in London on June 30. Believed to be the last of the painter's great works in private hands. Bonny Wintersteen notes the Barnes Foundation holds the larger Les Poseuses in Philadelphia. Separately, an official report places Tibetan refugees in India, Sikkim and Bhutan at about 56,000 with 23,000 settled or employed in handicrafts or small industries.
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Philadelphia
Henry Mccllhenny
London
Geroges Pierre Seurat
Bonnie Wintersteen
Philadelphia Museum of Act
McKhenny
Barnes
New Delhi
India
Sikkim
Bhutan
Iron Coffins memoir of German U-boat commander Werner
Herbert Werner's memoir Iron Coffins recounts four years aboard German Uboats in World War II. The book covers 1941 to 1945 including the Battle of the Atlantic and the shift to Allied anti submarine dominance. Tron Coffins is now available at the Elyria Public Library.
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Herbert Werner
Atlantic
Werner
England
Elyria Public
Girl wears maxi skirt. diploma delayed at graduation
Fourteen year old Joan Capra refused to change from a maxi to a mini at Nichols Junior High School, prompting Principal Anthony Soladano to withhold a diploma and mail it later. In London, over 5 million foreigners visited Britain, up 25 percent from 1968, with 1.2 million Americans visiting.
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Mount Vernon
N.Y
Joan Capra
Nichols
Anthony Soladano
London
Britain
Amherst Jaycees name new officers and president
Amherst Frank Skiddle has taken the helm as President of the Jaycees of Amherst. Working with him are Wade Hubbard as internal vice president Dennis McDaniels as external vice president Ralph Wittenbrook as secretary and James Marquardt as treasurer. Jaycee Wives officers include Marilyn Hubbard president Marlene Waitt vice president Jean Skiddle secretary Janet Wittenbrook corresponding secretary and Karen Evans treasurer.
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Amherst
Frank Skiddle
Jaycees
Wade Hubbard
Dennis McDaniels
Ralph Wittenbrook
James Marquardt
Marilyn Hubbard
Marlene Waitt
Jean Skiddle
Janet Wittenbrook
Karen Evans
Pluto Honored at 40th Anniversary Birthday Party
In Las Cruces New Mexico friends of Clyde Tombaugh who discovered Pluto organized a birthday party honoring the planet's 40th anniversary. Tombaugh, now a professor of astronomy at New Mexico State University, attended the event with local supporters.
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Las Cruces
N.M
Pluto
New Mexico City
Lonely Planet
Clyde W. Tombaugh
New Mexico State University
Preparation H Provides Fast Relief For Hemorrhoidal Symptoms
Doctors report a proven medication offering hours of relief from itching and pain of swollen hemorrhoidal tissues. Preparation H shrinks swelling caused by inflammation and works without a prescription. Available as ointment or suppositories.
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Orient
North Africa
France
Eastern Front
Amherst Jaycee
Elyria Telephone Company
Discount
Cook United, Inc
Avtenatie
Levert Benlat
Westinghouse
Elyria Ave
Lorain
Ohio
Daly
Perphiye
United States
Delon
Ovloamiiara
Westinghouse Dehumidifier
Taro
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