Times Past: Somewhere, a tree is still crying

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Snapshots from the Los Angeles Times archives: West magazine, Feb. 19, 1967:

Colorful paper products made cleanup a breeze. You probably could still find these colorful table settings today -- in a landfill.

As environmentally incorrect as the party ‘helpers’ were, it’s hard not to love a photo spread where the models wore paper dresses.

-- Joan Fantazia