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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1968

Page

6

White House Debates Song List For Johnson Wilson Dinner

Prime Minister Harold Wilson and President Lyndon Johnson discussed music choices for an evening at the White House. Baritone Robert Merrill performed Gershwin and Kipling pieces amid questions about diplomacy and wartime tensions with Britain’s currency devaluation and Vietnam.

UPI Metropolitan Opera Robert Merrill White House Harold Wilson England Mandalay Wilson Merrill Ashington Kipling Gershwin Johnson

Driver's license sent to Vietnam from Wisconsin

Mrs. Pierrette Strong, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, received her Wisconsin driver's license by mail from U.S. Marine Cpl. M. J. Zuffa in Da Nang, Vietnam, after applying January 2. Zuffa explained a Madison error caused the mix up, and Strong noted she has no relatives in Vietnam. The note references a 1968 Winter Olympics TV listing for skiing and figure skating.

Stevens Point Wis Pierrette Strong Wisconsin U.S Vietnam Cpl. M. J. Zuffa Madison Zuffa da Nang Strong Sulfa

Imagination of children urged by nun educator

Sister Mary Corita Kent, the painting nun and art professor, criticizes both parents and teachers for stifling child imagination. She notes first graders can dance, sing, draw, and that the system channels them toward conformity. She urges industry support and more depth in teachers, citing TV as a potential knowledge source. Her serigraphs hang in major museums. The Virgin Islands were purchased by the United States from Denmark in 1917 for $25 million.

New York UPI Mary Corita Kent Corita Immaculate Heart College Los Angeles Lenox School For New England Sister Corita Fort Dodge Immaculate Heart of Mary United States Virgin Islands Denmark

Gazette Bridal Page Slated for Sunday Fashion Advice

The Gazette announces an annual bridal page in the women's section this Sunday. It offers planning tips for brides and harried mothers, cost guidance on who pays expenses, and showcases new wedding gowns and groom attire.

the Gazette

Diagnostic machine aids Fort Worth patients

A Simultaneous Multiple Analyzer reads 12 tests per blood sample and can perform 20 test sets per hour. Combined with medical history ECG and X rays it highlights illnesses to guard against, shows when surgery isn’t needed, and can reveal undetected diseases.

Fort Worth, Texas UPI Fort Worth Hospital

Valentine party for Wilson ninth graders

Wilson junior high ninth graders plan a Valentine party Friday from 7 to 9 30 p m in the south gym Legends provide music for dancing Barbara Newport and Mike Davenport will sing and play piano A king and queen of hearts will be crowned

Wilson Junior High School Barbara Newport Mike Davenport

Woman Mayor Finds Fringe Benefit in Mail from Admirers

Hartford's mayor Miss Ann Uccello, 45, Republican, after election in November, begins receiving letters from would be suitors. One writer from Louisiana compliments her photo and qualifications while another Pennsylvanian admirer includes photographs. A Connecticut songwriter also sends a romantic lyric.

Hartford, Conn Ann Uccello Hartford Harry Pennsylvania Connecticut

Debray in Bolivia Granted Marriage Permission Amid Prison Terms

French journalist Regis Debray, sentenced to 30 years for aiding Bolivian guerrillas, has received military approval to marry Elizabeth Burgos, a Venezuelan. A general said there was no opposition as Burgos rents a villa in Cuna near Debray's prison and visited his Parisian parents.

Las Paz Bolivia Regis Debray Debray Elizabeth Burgos Juan J. Torres Miss Burgos Cuna Paris

Mrs Florence Trout Honored at Boldtouring Birthday Party

Mrs Florence Trout of the Boldtouring Home 1330 First Avenue NW was feted Tuesday at a party marking her birthday. Hostesses included Ruth Brown Clara McElliot Viola Hoover Lectoria Ray and Dolores LaGrange.

Florence Trout First Avenue NW Ruth, Brown Clara McElliot Viola Hoover Lectoria Ray Dolores LaGrange

Lehmans To Note Fiftieth Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Levi Lehman observe their golden wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 5 at their Manchester home. They were married February 14 1918 in Manchester and are the parents of two children Mrs Frank Hunt of Earlville and Mrs Mervyn Schroeder of

Manchester Levi Lehman Ethel Darrow Lehman Frank Hunt Earlville Mervyn Schroeder

Manchester Family Story Notes Six Generations

A Manchester family discussion highlights six grandchildren and six great grandchildren, indicating a long lineage and gathered relatives. The text presents a family snapshot without broader context or dates.

Manchester

Language mix up ends with Angora in fridge in Avignon

In Avignon a woman asked her Spanish maid to place the gateau in the refrigerator before a dinner. The maid misheard as gato and put the Angora cat in the fridge instead. The error was found at dessert time.

Avignon France UPI

Dear Abby Luncheon Dilemma Sparks Jealousy

A 23 year old working wife asks if she must quit lunching with male co workers to please a jealous husband. The advice says no, encourage the husband to grow up and trust her, and avoid creating precedents by yielding to unreasonable demands.

Abby

Belva Belcher Cites Tenth Commandment in Court

In Maricopa County Superior Court Belva Jean Belcher 22 invoked the tenth commandment while testifying as the star witness in a case accusing a man of intimidating a witness. She told the judge she would not testify and instead cited the biblical commandment.

Phoenix, Ariz Belva Jean Belcher Maricopa County Superior Court Miss Belcher

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