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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1979

Page

8

Designer Jeans Spark Women’s Willingness to Pay More

A telephone survey shows women across the United States willing to pay 10 to 20 dollars more for designer jeans with top label backs. Bell’s Ladies reports strong sales of Calvin Klein Sassoon and Gloria Vanderbilt jeans, priced 33 to 40 dollars, praised for precision fit and tapered waists. Local shops expect more stock and new styles from Diane Von Furstenberg and Worth’s as demand grows.

U.S Bell’s Ladies Loudoun Street Janna DeArment Bell’s Calvin Kiein Sassoon Gloria Vanderbilt Bell Sarah Shendow Diane von Furstenburg Ella Hones

Breathless Sleep May Explain Heart Attacks

Boston researchers report healthy men often stop breathing during sleep and two thirds showed irregular breathing or low oxygen. They speculate such sleep apnea could contribute to higher heart attack risk in men, with unclear consequences and broader disease links. Tickets for Saturday Gong Show are sold out.

Boston Betty Slader James Wood Concert Choir James Wood

Chain Letters Warned as Illegal False Hope by BBB

The Better Business Bureau warns mailers about circle chain letters promising $100 from a $50 buy in. Many schemes rely on phony names, false promises, and rapid spread before collapse. Legal dangers include mailing money or valuables and charitable contribution pledges. Report suspected schemes to postal authorities.

San Francisco Boston Chicago Miami Better Business Bureau Postal Service

Women in Moscow mark International Women's Day amid work revolt

Soviet women celebrate a holiday away from chores while endorsing equality rhetoric. Brezhnev and Kosygin praised contributions to peace as women voice demands for limits on demanding careers and balance with family life.

Moscow Leonid I. Brezhnev Alexei N. Kosygin Communist Party Central Committee Viktor Perevedentsev Nadezhda Sidorova Sovietskaya Rossiya

Sight Screening Clinic Opens Through March

The Winchester Host Lions Club with the Virginia Society for the Prevention of Blindness sponsors a preschool sight screening clinic. Betty Barr coordinates health care for Frederick County Schools and trains volunteers. An estimated one in twenty children aged 3 to 6 shows a vision problem. a free open screening is offered in March with referrals for follow up.

Winchester Lions Club The Virginia Society For the Prevention of Blindness Betty Barr Frederick County Ares Kensie Ikeames

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Jessica Sullivan Star America Mrs. DeArment Vanderbilt the JR Loudoun Worth’s Scott Mason Winchester Area Brenda Winchester Evening Star Soviet Union Academy of Sciences Ucer Larry Sur Leslie Shiley
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