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Work to Do

A really good attitude is still the best thing a teenager can take to a summer job interview, says a woman who helps about 3,000 young people find work annually (B1). . . . Joyce Waldron, who heads the Ventura Youth Employment Service, says it’s important to demonstrate a strong work ethic and neat appearance. “You just put your best foot forward,” she says.

He’s No Elvis

Stamps featuring legendary film star James Dean will make their debut at the nation’s post offices today, but an Ojai postal official doubts that its sales will match those of “The King”--Elvis Presley (A3). “Everybody wanted an Elvis stamp . . . we just sold millions,” says Barbara Golding, acting supervisor at the Ojai post office. A page of 20 James Dean stamps sells for the $6.40 face value; for $12.95, there’s a poster of Dean stamps alongside those of Marilyn Monroe.

Sign of the Times

Steve Hess, marketing director at Clear Vision Inc., Oxnard, says it’s a lot easier to market his firm’s illuminated signs than his last job--selling ads for two radio stations (D7C). . . . “I actually have something I can touch to sell. Radio is very intangible,” says Hess, shown here with Clear Vision General Manager Patrick Reynolds.

Family Friendly

President Clinton’s call for more flex time for working parents took the spotlight, but Patagonia Inc. chief executive David Olsen was also a popular speaker at the same conference on work and the American family (A10). . . . After recounting that the Ventura-based recreational clothing company provides on-site day care, a kindergarten and after-school programs, Olsen says the audience was most impressed that Patagonia provides eight weeks of paid leave for mothers and fathers after a child’s birth. “I got a standing ovation,” he beams.