Natural Fibers May Be Barred From Furniture Upholstery
Washington debate over a proposed federal flammability standard targets upholstery fabrics including cotton velvets printed cottons brocades and satins. If enacted the rule would push costs up to 30 percent and remove more than half of current fabrics from the market forcing a shift to synthetics and raising sofa prices from $400 to about $520.
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Washington Star
Washington
Consumer Safety Product Commission
CPSC
George Anikis
Franklin D. Judson
Judson
Stroheim & Romann
National Association of Furniture Manufacturers
Department of Commerce
National Bureau of Standards
Congress
Consumer Product Safety Commission
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
U.S
Ford Show Attracts Crowds At Lou doun Street Mall
About 63 Ford automobiles from 1914 to 1979 filled Lou doun Street Mall for a diamond jubilee show sponsored by the DECA of James Wood High School to boost local business. Winners included Clayton Bennington with a 1916 Model T as Outstanding Car, plus top prizes for Model T, Model A, Lincoln, and Mustang categories.
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Ford
Loudoun Street Mall
James Wood High School
James Biddle
DECA
James Wood
Preston Whitacre
Winchester
Ed Bridgeforth
GW Motors
Lamar Sloan Ford
Clayton Bennington
Chris Slaughter
Shenandoah Valley
Bennington
Bob Berry
Fred Gordon
Night Life Dressed Up Looks For After Dark
Night Life dressing shifts to glamour and sex appeal with tuxedo looks featuring satiny jackets and trousers. Disco styles return in colorful jersey outfits with bare tops and tulip hems, while glamour dresses show broad shoulders defined waists and drapey skirts. The little black dress resurges with sparkle in rhinestones pearls and long drop earrings.
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Elaine Monroe
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Firewood Prep Tips From Virginia Tech Expert
Virginia Tech Extension specialist Eugene Wengert outlines steps to season and store firewood for better heat. Split wood to improve drying, stack to maximize sun and wind, protect ends, lift off ground, cover tops, and avoid insecticides.
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Eugene M. Wengert
Virginia Tech
Wengert
Friends of the Library Celebrates One Year of Service
The Friends of the Handley Library marks its first birthday with a 7 30 p m gathering at Cameron Street Farmers and Merchants Bank. Georgia Sweeney presents a puppet show The Crimson Parasol and Tales From Many Lands participants display work by city students. Virginia Borrello offers Italian cooking samples as refreshments are provided.
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Friends of the Handley Library
Cameron Street
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Handley Library
FHL
Georgia Sweeney
Denver
Colo
Sacred Heart Academy
Daniel Morgan Middle School
Glenny White
Winchester
White House
Fran Way
Virginia Borrello
Rubbermaid laundry basket tested for weight support
A Rubbermaid spokesman notes not all laundry baskets can bear weight. Tests used model 2966 with men weighing 150 and 235 pounds, both times the basket held. A regular flexible basket collapsed under the same weights.
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Rubbermaid
ST. Petersburg Times
Universal Press Syndicate
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Robert Spellman
Home Furniture Services
DE Ford
Lew Dellinger
Jeff Feltner
J Miles Cary
Winchester Evening Star
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