Miniskirt to medieval dress signals new year fashion shift
Marilyn Connelly a 25 year old housewife and St Luke's elementary teacher in San Gabriel Calif swaps a miniskirt for a floor length medieval gown saying it fits her job and home duties. Her outfit features a bell sleeved bright print dress cinched with a leather belt an overgarment of bright green and pink sneakers. She says no zipper or snaps suits her two young diapered children and daily chores.
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Quarry Worker Hurt in Fall at W. & S. Frey Quarry
In bitter cold and wind, George Stanley of Martinsburg West Virginia fell eight feet from a catwalk at the W. & S. Frey rock quarry in Clearbrook during the 3:30 to 11:30 p.m. shift New Year’s Day. He suffered a broken wrist and severe bruises. hospital officials said his condition was good and he was to be released.
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Lebanon Opens Gate for Soviet Warships as U.S. Presence Ebb
Beirut reports say the government virtually invited Soviet warships while telling the U S 6th Fleet to stay away. Premier Abdulla Yafi opposes Western policy after Washington sold Phantom jets to Israel, warning of adverse public reaction. Soviet visit would mark a first for the fleet in Lebanon.
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Polecat name for skunk and Arizona still in commission
The skunk is called a polecat from French poule meaning fowl. The battleship Arizona sunk at Pearl Harbor is said to remain in commission as 2,403 crewmen are entombed aboard.
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President-Elect Nixon Names Subcabinet Prospects
President elect Nixon, declared in full health, plans Saturday to announce Elliot L. Richardson as undersecretary of state and U S ambassador to Japan U Alexis Johnson as undersecretary for political affairs. The moves start a wave of top appointments ahead of the January 20 inauguration.
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Montezuma's Pink Castle in Arizona Mystery
The famous pink castle in Arizona dates from about nine centuries ago. It was likely used as a fortress and home for up to 300 years. The Aztec leader it bears a name for probably never knew of its existence.
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Arizona
Hijacked Eastern jet lands in Havana Cuba
An Eastern Airlines DC8 with 148 aboard landed in Havana after a hijacker commandeered the New York to Miami flight. FBI charged Thomas Washington with air piracy. he and his 3 year old daughter remained in Cuba as two turboprops evacuated passengers to Varadero.
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Gary
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Arsenic Found After Body Is Ordered Exhumed
Louis Saperstein, a former insurance broker who survived a 1956 gangland shooting, was found to have enough arsenic in his remains to kill a mule after an autopsy ordered by the state medical examiner. The exhumation followed notes urging his family to notify police if he died suddenly. Saperstein died November 26 in Orange Memorial Hospital of presumed gastroenteritis.
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N.J
Louis Saperstein
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Edwin Albano
Saperstein
Orange Memorial Hospital
Glaucoma Affects Over 1.7 Million Americans adults
The Society for the Prevention of Blindness reports more than 1 702 000 Americans over 35 have glaucoma and half are unaware. Early detection and continuous treatment are essential to prevent blindness.
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