Word: proms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...girls now sew. Many of them, like Sharon Sikora of Oak Lawn, Ill., do so for the obvious reason: "I want clothes that are different." Home economics classes, long known for their "horrible aprons and dumb blouses" (as one graduate put it), now feature smarter getups, from pantsuits to prom gowns. One Park Forest, Ill., teenager, Tova Kletnick, 16, has become so expert with her own creations that she now designs and makes clothes for her friends, charging them a modest $10 per dress from first fitting to finish...
...Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen, Shulman...
...Iowa delegates. Though his presidential campaign was a shambles, Muskie was beseeching the delegates to stand fast at the state convention. One of them, David Zimansky, agreed, but he warned the Senator: "Of course, I'm going to be pretty tired at the convention. My high school senior prom is the night before...
...Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen, Shulman
...making her dramatic debut with Brel. She can turn from a light number to give serious pieces like "My Death" or "Sons of ---" more than their native depths. In between she is a bubbly personality who cannot seem to suppress her enjoyment as if it were her first prom, instead of her first job. Rochman's performance was just as powerful if a bit more self-conscious. "Put the best sheets on the bed, Mathilde's come back to me!" he shouts in an exotic number that combined a love song with a fighting frenzy...