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Arizona Republic from Phoenix, Arizona • Page 5

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Arizona Republici
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Phoenix, Arizona
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5
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REPUBLIC CITY" Phoenix, May 17, 1975 OX The Arizona Republic A-5 t) iii III III Bimmm i What's cooler than voile? PLW Voile in pleats! i Bound for the coolest summer ever, you're off in a cloud of ffS pleats IPli pleats that make JjW- llftifl their own breeze, it Jiff Dacron polyester 3t cotton pleats that c4 STAY FRESH AS Miss U.S.A. title won by Virginia girl Associated Press MIAMI BEACH Miss green-eyed beauty Debbie Shelton, last night brought the Miss U.S.A. title to her home state for the second straight year. Debbie, a 21-year-old stu-' dent at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, accepted her crown and scepter from Wendy Dascomb, the 1969 Miss who represented last year. The 5-foot-8, 125-pound brunette captured the crown after being selected Miss Pix-able midway through the pageant as the most photogenic entry.

First runner-up was Miss South Carolina, Vickie Lynn Chesser of Mount Pleasant; second runner-up was Miss Nevada, Sheri Lee Schruhl of Las Vegas; third was Miss Tennessee, Donna Marie Ford of Trenton, and fourth was Miss Georgia, Cheri Stephens of Atlanta. ''I still cannot believe it," said the new Miss U.S.A. "All 1 know for sure right now is that my mouth is dry and my eyelashes are loose. "I never thought I had a prayer because last year's Miss U.S.A. was also a Miss Virginia." Miss Shelton, with measurements of 39-24-36, was the most buxom of the 51 entries.

She chose a military uniform on Armed Forces Day as her state costume. The Norfolk girl wore a modified Navy outfit which came to high thigh. The winner is a sports fan, especially of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Len Daw-Son, who was one of the nine Associated Press is the new Miss U.S.A. V1 Ls) VOILE DKtbiti IN DLAkV whiteyellow, sizes jacketed style 40.00. a great summer ideal Miss Phoenix Dresses 250,000 raised for astronaut memorial Debbie Shelton of Norfolk, judges.

He presented her with an autographed football. On Friday, Debbie begged her state sponsor to go out and find her a football somewhere in the concrete jungle of Miami Beach. He did, and she tossed it to the handsome Dawson as she paraded on the long runway at Miami Beach Auditorium during a rehearsal. The Chiefs'' quarterback caught it, grinned and said "What am 1 supposed to do with this?" She leaned down, wearing a miniskirt, and said, "Please sign it, I'm a great fan." After he signed it, Miss Shelton clutched it, ran downstairs and threw it into her that was delayed by 40 minutes because of a traffic snarl had broken all existing records for indoor entertainment. Hope told the audience the whole group was just auditioning.

"If we make good tonight, we'll do the Coliseum in Rome," Hope said. The comedian apologized for the late start, saying, "I've been busy all week entertaining troops at different universities." There was no difficulty getting stars such as Grant and Peck, as well as favorites of pear at the benefit, Hope the young generation to ap-said. "All I had to say was that this was for the astronauts and their memorial. Just for the astronauts, they said they would be here." locker. She said to the other entrants, "Nobody is going to touch that football but me." Miss Shelton's parents, Dr.

and Mrs. John P. Shelton, joined their daughter on stage after the announcement by master of ceremonies Bob Barker. She sat on the majestic throne with parents at her side and posed for photographers. Dressed in a yellow chiffon gown with empire waist, the college student brushed away tears and smiled radiantly.

Miss Shelton was the 10th brunette to win the Miss U.S.A. crown. There have been eight blondes and one redhead since the pageant began in 1952. Hope, looking around the Astrodome, said, "In this place, you don't lay an egg. It's a football." Peck said he had come to the benefit because he just couldn't say no.

Others appearing in the show were Racquel Welch, Nancy Ames, Robert Goulet, Trini Lopez, Glen Campbell, Bobby Sherman, John Rowels, David Jansen, Joey Heatherton and Dorothy Lamour. Youth meet fund lags UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (AP) Pledges toward meeting the estimated expenses of the proposed World Youth Assembly here July 9-18 amounted to more than $82,000 by this weekend. The latest contributors were Denmark, Finland, Ghana, Norway, Sweden and Associated Press HOUSTON Bob Hope and oilier entertainers raised $250,000 to $300,000, last night in. a benefit performance as d.

memorial to the first American to walk in space. Gregory Peck, Cary Grant and a host of others attracted 45,000 to 50,000 Astrodome spectators who paid from $3 to $100. Proceeds go to the Ed White Memorial, Youth Center to be built 'near the Manned Space Craft Center, the training base for American astronauts. was the first American to walk in space on a Gemini mission in June 1965. He was killed with two other astronauts in the Apollo 1 fire Jan.

27, 1967, at Cape Kennedy, Fla. Fred Nahas, a cochairman, said the turnout for the show Jl 'Private Eye Perm, ONLY HELENE CURTIS I KNOWS WHERE THE WHIM-WAVE IS I And she keeps it a secret BETWEEN YOU AND your hairstylist. the curly-curly girl is goodbye to frizzle and frazzleI Now, we place the perm where you want i it. Gentle lotions add body to your hair. Enough for a soft curl HERE, A HINT OF WAVE i there, a shapely curve or just a bend at the end.

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