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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1972
Page
6
London braces for Miss World final as 63 contestants endure tight security. Israel's Chanah Ordan among contenders, with police guarding all participants after past attacks. Organizers limit interviews to one day and warn of threats while promising around 75,000 dollars in earnings for the winner.
A frugal New Britain spinster Norlense D Loiselle died October 29 at age 77 leaving a 3.2 million estate. Inventory shows Inter national Telephone stock 40358 000. Connecticut General Insurance 416709. Stanley Works 479504. U S treasury bonds 433778. Half her estate goes to her nephew with the other half split between his two sons.
Noblesville Indiana Sophie Hamilton Southeastern High School sophomore Julie Sapp Wokthy competed with special permission in a boys diving meet under a court order. She defeated 12 competitors becoming the first girl in Triana history to join a male high school athletics program in non contact sport diving.
In New York, Thomas Edison’s electric lighting legacy expanded from Pearl Street’s 109 lamps for 66 customers to a vast industry by 1970. The sector employed about 210,000 workers and boasted lighting equipment valued over $1 billion annually.
In Anamosa at First Baptist church on Nov 24, JoAnn Lindstrom wed Ronald Janssen with Rev Don Walls officiating. Janssen, an aluminum siding contractor, and Lindstrom, a physical therapy graduate student, live at 2030 Glassroad NE Cedar Rapids. A reception followed in the church educational building. In Monticello Miss Saundra Cover and Charles Wise exchanged vows in a Dec 21 ceremony at a Christian church, with Rev Richard Berkey officiating. The couple’s parents are listed as Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cover of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Wise of Monticello. The piece references broader wedding lore and historical notes on plowing customs and gear.
A wedding report from Tolorla notes the marriage of Springer and a new federal labeling rule may require nutrition statements on fruit beverages. The piece references Rev Donald Thompson and Springer Enterprises amid discussions on juice contents and dining details.
The Orehesis Dance Troupe from Cornell college will give a lecture and dance demonstration at Coe college in Armstrong and Douglas hall lobby Saturday at 8 39 p.m. The group offers creative study and performing opportunities for students and the public may attend free. Information is available from the Gage Union office Cox at 104 1511 extension 5ia.
Harrisburg Ma UP T reports a legislative bill to disinher it a wife who remarries before her missing in action husband is found or declared dead. The measure also disinherits children born after nine months from the second marriage. It passed and heads to the governor for signature amid constitutional question chatter.
Mr and Mrs Royal Guthrie of Vernon road SE host an open house Sunday from 1 to 4 to celebrate their 2nd wedding anniversary. The couple wed in Kansas City Missouri on December 4, 1897, with the former Lillian Svobude.
A large audience enjoyed an evening by the Joffrey II company at Cov Wood Arlists, opening with Contetti an overture to Semiramide. The program featured Rosini and Debussy inspired works, dramatic pas de deux, silti Polit and a witty modern finale, all delivered with high artistry and energy.
Miss Barbara Sue Harley daughter of the Harold St. Marlleys Cedar Rapids became the bride of Kent Jackson Tharp son of the Virgil Tharps Des Moines in a Thursday 110 o clock ceremony at the Church of the Open Bible. The gown was satin with a bridal veil and a corsage of white gladioli and red roses. Honor attendants were Mrs. Roger Freel and Harold W. Hartley. After a brief wedding trip the newlyweds will reside in Des Moines where Mr Tharp is employed.
ARAN DIFGO UPI reports Dr. Peter O'Reilly a Catholic priest and CSU San Diego faculty member will marry poet Nathalia Crane next month. O'Reilly led a faculty dispute at St John’s Jamaica Newfoundland years ago and refuses further comment. He previously helped in the United Federation of College Teachers movement, which led to firings at the Catholic university.
Students direct a trio of one act plays on campus as part of an Introduction to play production course. The first, The Golden Fleece by A. R. Gurney Jr., directed by Bob Hoffman, explores jealous love in a classic tragedy. The Painter features Jim Mackey and Angie Brow with an imaginative painting driving tension. The final piece, The Big Black Box, directed by David Carles, stars John Sells as Arnold discovering a mysterious box.
At Mt Mercy and Decorah the plays explore family conflict and moral lesson. Mary Lee Broghamer plays the mother and Aula Shamer Watkins the daughter in The Drapes Came by Charles Dizenzo, with performances at 8 pm. Admission is free for students with card. non students and veterans pay at the door.
Thursday game results show Mrs. Thomas Mullin and Mrs. Charles Leipald first place, with Mrs. W. J. Kyran and Richard Nassif second. The next match is scheduled for Sunday at 5 30.
In Miami Beverly Mikels feeds Gimpy an injured alley cat with one eye and a damaged pelvis, driving 40 extra miles daily to care for him after finding him near her duplex a year ago. She continues the routine after moving to a Miami town house complex, saying the cat remains a loyal haunt. A historical note mentions Cedar Rapids waterworks workers seeking separate bargaining and a 40 hour week.
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