Wig Business Grows as Salon Struggles with High Demand
An Associated Press report details how wig culture has surged in beauty salons with clients demanding quick service for lashings of hairpieces. Stylists like Mr. Ralph juggle washing and setting wigs alongside real heads, while teens don colorful nylon wigs for fun. The piece notes hairpiece laundering, bleaching, and customization as a growing, time consuming trend, reflecting a transformative beauty industry shift.
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Dorothy Roe
Associated Press
New York
Ralph
Soviet Seaman Regains Speech After Mercy Mission
Evgenij Ivanovich Gneushev, 23, of Vladivostok, who was unconscious when brought to Anchorage on an international air sea mercy mission, now talks both Russian and English. He regained speech after being injured in a fall aboard a Soviet refrigerator ship and transported to Elmendorf Air Force Base Hospital on April 9.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Evgenij Ivanovich Gneushev
Vladivostok
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Gneushev
U.S. Coast Guard
French Arrive in Arkansas's Early Settlement Era
The French first established a presence in the region now known as Arkansas in 1686 marking an early colonial foothold in the area.
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State of
Arkansas
Toeing the Line of Toe Trouble in Odd Mystery
New York AP writer Francis Stilley reports a humorous diary of relentless toe stomps. The author confesses constant accidental foot injury at home work and on the street and muses on bizarre fixes and inevitable bruised toes.
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Francis Stilley
New York
Knights in Armor Explain Footwear and Plate Use
The speaker reasons that armored knights wore plated suits and shoes for protection and mobility. He reflects on how armor design solves balance and safety issues during melee and travel.
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