Word: nudists
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Internal Revenue Service took a second look at nudist societies, whose dues have hitherto been taxexempt. It decided that they belong in the category of "social, athletic or sporting" clubs. As such, 20% of their dues must be paid in taxes...
Wilson, who never made clear his position on the American Girl, talked instead on "Women Look Better in Clothes." Nudo women, he felt, look awful. Wilson cited his experience in an Atlantic City nudist camp as proof of his stand...
Comparing A.P. and U.P. accounts of a nudist beauty contest near London last week, the Chicago Tribune was puzzled. Both wire services reported that Miss Ivy Young, 25, a London clerical worker had won the title "Miss [British] Nudist 1953." The A.P. called Ivy a "comely brunette"; the U.P. said she was a blonde." Pondering the discrepancy, the Tribune chided: "Remember that reporting the bare facts is not enough. Get a little color into your stories, but get the colors right." Ivy herself gave the right one: "I'm a natural blonde, [and] that's straight from...
...member of the public relations committee of the Eastern Sunbathing Association-the regional nudist association-I must protest against the accusation of the Gathings committee re nudist magazines being among the worst offenders [in the survey of] pornographic literature on the newsstands [TIME, Jan. 12]. One thing the nudist movement has been trying to do is to clean up the minds and morals of America . . . The nudists resent the actions of the magazine dealers in placing nudist publications in the same shelf or immediate vicinity of smut, and we feel that the dealers should cooperate with us. We deplore...
Cheesecake. Among the worst offenders, said the committee, are nudist magazines supposedly "published in the interest of sunshine and health," and straight cheesecake magazines. Sample cheesecake titles: Candid Whirl, Glamorous Models, Wink, Whisper, Keyhole, Titter, Foo, Nifty, Pepper, Zip, Wham, Paris Life...