OCR Text |
Show “What in the“World! three sizes—tiny, typical andtall. (You may have noticed airline stewardesses don’t vary much.) The tiger-skin coat, of course, is synthetic because conservationists want to protect real tigers from becoming an extinct species. Wetested some sports fans about what they knew about all-time football records. Many knew the leading seasonal rusher and passer (Cleveiand Browns’ Jim Brown—1,863 yards rushing, season of 1963; and the New York Jets’ Joe Namath—4,007 yards passing, season of 1967). But not many could tell STEWARDESS CYNTHIA ROBERTSON Is she a “Flying Tiger’? Meet the tiger lady, on a tiger, with a tiger. The only tiger that’s real here is the baby Bengal with its paws out to Cynthia Robertson. She’s one of 1,000 National Airlines hostesses who got to- gether to design their own uniform instead of accepting what was offered by a name designer. It took a committee of the girls one year to interview their colleagues about likes and dislikes, to experiment, to redesign, and finally to computerize all measurements into just What? Let your infant design 4.is own picture book? He'd love it, suggests a new mini-newsletter called “The Open Home”—and you would learn a lot DATES: Sunday, June 20, is Father’s Day. Summer begins 8:20 p.m., EST, Monday. about whathe’s thinking. With baby on lap, turn the pages of any magazine— ANNIVERSARIES: Tuesday is the first anniversary of the 18-year old vote. FaMILy WEERLY, for instance. He'll indicate his favorite photos (babies usu- Nazi Germany invaded Russia(its treaty “friend”) 30 years ago Tuesday. Wiley Post and Harold Gatty flew from New York City in the “Winnie Mae” *e® © be for an eight-day-16-hour flight around the world, 40 years ago Wednesday. BIRTHDAYS:Lillian Hellman is 65 on Sunday, June 20. On MondayJane Rus- who had suffered the most fumbles or sell is 50. which team enjoyed the longest winning streak (Dallas Cowboys’ Don Meredith, 16 fumbles in the season of. 1964; and 17 games won by the Chicago Bears season of 1933-34). How did you score? Lindbergh is 64, Gower Champion is How much reading is “enough”? One hour and 45 minutes a day for newspapers, magazines and booksis the minimum advocated by Dr. George Gallup, the famous public-opinionpollster. Otherwise, he observes, a persc is not like- ly to go very far. Furthermore, by the age of 10, predictions are that pupils whodevote mostof their nonschool time to television may be on their way to dropping out. Those who enjoy reading are, and will be, the top students. A MINI-NEWSLETTER IN RECORD & PRINT For the educated baby Tuesday, Anne Morrow 50,and Billy Wilder is 65. The Duke of Windsor is 77 Wednesday. On Thursday, Jack Dempsey is 76, and Phil Harris is 65. Saturday, Pearl S, Buck is 79. ally prefer ads) by pointing, slapping, babbling. Paste those onto muslin or cardboard. Let baby’s book grow and change as he does. Covering early learning from birth to six, “The Open Home's” philosophy is that you don’t need special toys or teaching talent to help baby learn.“All you need is in your head and in your home.” You can get a year’s subscription by sending $5.95 to “The Open Home,” 159 W. 53 St., New York, N. Y. 10019. BIRTHDAY PEOPLE: Jack Dempsey and Pearl S. Buck Quotes Teen-age girl to boy friend: “My mom and dad have gotten into some sort of Establishment mood. Every- thing I do they blame on me!” —Wilfred Beaver If jacket summaries become any longer, people will have to read the book to find out what's on the cover. —M.W. Goodley aan, TALBERT'S IMP-BUTTONS VACATION COTTAGE REVISITED Where the paper drapes are wrinkled, And the plumbing’s out of hand, Andeverything is sprinkled With a gritty film of sand. Where the screens have broken nettings, And the kitchen closet sticks, POOR FISHERMEN Have ‘No’ Net Income MAIL MOAN For weeks I had postponed answering the letter, Then guilt made me write, though the hews was quite stale. Oh blessed relief! Oh the burden that vanished! P.S. Then the answer came—by return mail, —Thaya Kuhn Madden TV set: electronic device that puts you to sleep and keeps your neighbors awake, —Dan Bennett A housewife sent her best colored luncheon cloth and two of the matching napkins to the dry cleaners. They came back miserably faded. Irate, she stormed into the cleaners. “What are you going to do aboutthis?” And they feature four-place settings she demanded of the young clerk behind For a family of six. Where the mini-shower curtain Makes me mad as a wet hen, the counter. The clerk thought a moment, then re- Yes, and where Pm almost certain you can't be certain whether they're plied, “If you'll bring in the remaining napkins, we'll be glad to faa. them to That next year we'll come again. following you or chasing you. —Dorothy B. Bennett match the rest of your set... .” —Henry E. Leabo —Betty Billipp The trouble with being a leader is that “My repot card, Daddy.” Family Weekly, June 20,1971 19 |