Clarion Defender_1968-06-13

PIUCE 15~ ANDFORmm vol. 230 No. 7 Office 1223 N .E. Alberta 10¢ June 1a... 1968 Portl.Cld .. Oregon Pnone a84-!a'89. Kennedy Legend Will Remain Vital Force in American Life S E E S P E C I A L R E P 0 R T 0 N B A C K P A G E A N D T H R 0 U G H 0 U T N E WS P A P E R 0 N T H E L I F E 0 F S E N A T 0 R K E N N E D Y ALL-NEGRO FLOAT WINS FIRST PRIZE Prize Winning Float Capitalize On Beauty ··~ Sonya anning "immy "Bang-Bang" :ponsor of float Conakry Guienea Future Africa Teresa Kindred Barbara Rutherford Bamako VIali ~ • = · '~ Debbie Davis Jean Ford Stella Tripoli Lagos Libia Nigeria Accra Ghana The beautiful all-Negro float that won the blue ribbon as the top entry in the non– competitors field and for organization was named AFRICA'S CAPITALS. The float committee was headed by Mrs. Henryene Edwards. Miss Beverly Peterson, 1967 Miss Tan Portland runner-up, plus eight Miss Tan finalists for 1968 and Debra Leeorteen Walker representing "Future Africa" rode the float. In making the float venture a success, 2,700 bottles of "Bang-Bang Knock-Out Cleanser" donated by the Jimmy "Bang-Bang" Walker Enterprises, was sold. Total cost of the float was $3,500. Smith !reetown, Sierra Leone Claudett7 LaVert Mary Jane Niamey, Niger Algiers Algeria Stephens All the girls were dressed in African costume. Donald J: Bent, prize winning float builder from Pasadena, Calif., built eight floats including "Africa's Capitals" for the Grand Floral Parade and all eight won a trophy. "Africa's Capitals" was designed by Jack Stubbs. The Miss Tan Float Committee still has 800 bottles of "Bang-Bang Knock-Out Cleanser" to sell. So when a kid comes up to you and says "Want to buy a bottle of Bang-Bang Knock-Out Cleanser? It's the latest and the greatest!" buy. a bottle!