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Finding vanity invincible, Hungary's Communist bosses recently opened state-owned beauty parlors in Budapest. Government-operated plants began to turn out face powder, creams, shampoos, etc. But the stuff was shoddy, the kissproof lipstick ran, and women went back to the black market. Last week, retreating but not beaten, state stores were selling "imported cosmetics" at up to twelve times the price of the local products. Even so, many were ersatz products wearing fake French and U.S. labels...
...every worker, regardless of religion, is forced to attend a Buddhist religious service. At one rally in the plant several years ago, fire broke out and 23 Ohmi girls were trampled to death. Huddled together in small, crowded dormitories on the factory grounds, girl workers are forbidden to wear lipstick, must be in bed at 9 and may not leave the factory premises without special permits approved by at least seven company officials...
...next year-perhaps, he had announced earlier, he might move from the Garden to Yankee Stadium (capacity: 72,000). And until then, there is always his TV show, about which some of his fans have grown so enthusiastic that they kiss the screen when he appears, leaving the red lipstick marks on the grey glass...
...Elder Reuben Richard Figuhr. During Branson's four-year incumbency, membership increased 29%, to 924,822 adults. One of the latest Adventists: Film Star Penny Edwards (Pony Soldier, Powder River) who gave up a Hollywood career for her new faith (TIME, April 12). Her face was innocent of lipstick, but she confessed to using a bit of powder. "Even Adventist ladies have an aversion to shiny noses," said her husband, a fellow convert. "The toughest part for me was giving up smoking. It took me three weeks...
GILLETTE'S TONI division, which started the home-permanent fad, is expanding into cosmetics. First product will be a smear-proof lipstick called "Viv," which Toni will launch with a $5,000,000 ad campaign. Other products to follow: cleansing cream and hand lotion...