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Handstand Beauty or and about -WOMEN She's Detroit's Queen of Teens C-l THURSDAY, OCT. II, 1962 i- II' lit I CZ4 AJXSi II III I if I i fln i 'J lA PM tr If jr X-i V-c It 1 I KS 1 I BY TAULINE STERLING FrM Press Staff Writer Diane O'Dell, a Junior in Roosevelt High School at Wyandotte, is Detroit's entry in the Miss Teenage America contest to be held in Dallas, Oct. 20 to 26. Blond, 16 -year -old Diane, with the willowy figure of a model, won the judge's decision Wednesday afternoon in the Sheraton Cadillac Hotel with her acrobatic dancing, her youthful exuberant personality, intelligence, alertness, poise and appearance. But it was no snap decision for the judges.

They had real trouble. All eight finalists were the cream of the crop. They are sharp and have talents galore. The Judges balloted many timr to arrive at a final decision. The contestants performed like professionals, answered with the conviction of politicians and weren't half? as nervous as their mothers, sitting in the audience.

guwcvi qose 'fflmma- iniw-irnn ml DETROIT'S NAPPING PUPILS How Much Sleep Does Child Need? Every classroom in the public schools from kindergarten up has one or two sleepyheads every day. Is that child yours? Robert R. Luby, director of health and physical education for Detroit schools, is the authority for the number of our sleepyheads. At the same time, he points out that a child with insufficient sleep will be inattentive, nervous and slower to learn. How much sleep should a child have? Dr.

Charles P. Anderson, Detroit Health Commissioner, advises the following: KINDERGARTEN: A child this age should be In bed by 8 p.m. in order to be up at 7 a.m. Eleven hours sleep is needed as the kindergarten child has just recently given up his daytime nap and must have more sleep at night. His new school experiencs can cause fatigue and must be balanced by relaxation, rest and sleep.

Parents must make definite plans for more rest at home. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILD: Needs 9 to 11 hours sleep, depending on his age, general health and physical makeup. TEENAGE: At least 8 to 9 hours sleep. DR. ANDERSON continued: "A little experimentation will determine if being up an extra 15 minutes at night means "dopey" irresponsibility in the A good general rule is to see that a school-age child goes to sleep early enough to awaken naturally in the morning.

"When it is at all possible, the adolescent should sleep alone. Firm springs and mattress are important. The hours spent in bed can very easily contribute to poor posture if beds are sagging or too soft. "Adolescents should have a chance for all the rest and sleep they can take," Dr. Anderson said.

"Any adolescent who seems who sleeps 'too much' or who doesn't seem to build up energy from the rest he gets has something wrong with him and what it is, physical or emotional, needs to be discovered by a doctor. "Many an energetic child hates to be inactive," the health commissioner said, "but he needs some quiet relaxation to keep him from being overstimulated. Radio and television programs should be turned off and home work completed before bed time so that a period of quiet relaxation is possible before the child goes to bed. Parties for students should be saved for Friday and Saturday nights." Free Press Photo by WALLY STEIGER Diane: "I just can't believe it!" Comet sports car. She will be given a four-year college scholarship and a one-year trip throughout the United States.

The contest locally is spon- sored by the Central Business District Association. National sponsors are Lincoln Mercury; the United States Rubber Co. and Coty cosmetics. DIANE did her acrobatic dance in a green sequined costume. She did the splits standing on two chairs and did forward and backward somersaults standing on the chairs.

For the quiz which followed, she came back in wearing a red wool sheath. Diane says she likes tennis and dancing and intends to go to college. Second place winner was Jo-Jo Shutty, 15, a 10th grade student of Berkley High School, a world champion baton twirler. Third place winner was Ann Olsen, a Cooley High School senior and pianist. Wednesday she played Respighi's Nocturno, with skill and understanding.

IN DALLAS, Diane, who lives at 1728 Second, Wyandotte, will be competing with 110 Miss Teenage America contestants throughout the states. The national winner, to be selected Oct. 26 will have her choice of a Mercury Comet convertible or a Mercury Free Press Photo by TOM VENALECK Locally Sponsored Contest The Miss Teenage America contest, now in its second year and sponsored locally by the Central Business District Association, is not to be confused with the Miss American Teenager contest, which has no local Paris on Woodward Avenue collection will be shown Thursday in the Seven Mile-Livernois area, in Birmingham on Friday and at Eastland on Saturday. On the left is Balenciaga's casual dropped-waistline silhouet in a brandy brown and black plaid and right, Dior's welt-seamed A-line body in chinchilla cloth with matching satin scarf. BALENCIAGA AND DIOR stopped traffic on Woodward Avenue at noon on Wednesday.

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