Word: note
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...result dared to wear a bathing suit for the first time in her life on a recent Caribbean vacation. And when New Jersey Housewife Fran Jaffe, 38, took off 50 Ibs., her pleased husband presented her with a full-length mirror, to which he lovingly attached a note: "You are the fairest of them...
...cherish Martin's independent ways, reappointed him with reluctance, made a barebones announcement of the news. Johnson also made a point of including the information that Board Member Charles N. Shepardson, a longtime Martin supporter, will face mandatory retirement when he reaches 70 late this month. Another sour note was struck by Texas Democrat Wright Patman, chairman of the House Banking Committee and an outspoken easy-money advocate. Martin's reappointment, said Patman, will "cause this Administration much sorrow in future years...
...such industries as metals, machinery, transportation equipment and textiles, and the average factory work week in February was chopped by 45 minutes from January. In February, also, average real take-home pay for factory workers slipped from $98.81 a year ago to $97.11. But for all that, one bright note was heard last week. After running a new survey of consumer sentiment, Michigan's Dr. George Katona reported an upturn from the November-December low. Higher-income families especially were satisfied that they would either make more money this year than last or at least make as much...
...last note: The Faculty has approved the proposed department of Sports Folklore and Mythology. The demand for this field has long been apparent -- most specifically in the consistently over-subscribed Celtic 10ab, which studies Red Auerbach's two decades of coaching. And now that Arthur Daly has accepted the new Folklore chair, the department ought to be an overwhelming success next fall. After all, there are as many April Fools in athletics as anywhere...
Divorced. By Achmed Sukarno, 65, recently ousted President of Indonesia; Haryati Sumantri, 27, one of his four official wives allowed by Islamic law; on grounds of disinterest (as is permitted in Islam, he simply wrote her a note telling her she was out); after four years of marriage, no children; in Djakarta. Simultaneously, Sukarno announced his secret marriage, probably three years ago, to Yurike Sanger, 21, from northern Celebes, whom he met when she was chosen to entertain at a state function...