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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1968
Page
7
A frustrated father questions a boyfriend buying clothes for his daughter and warns of possible Christmas gifts from Sandra. A sister-in-law's cruel joke about shaving leads to a dilemma over when a young girl should begin shaving.
A 1968 Cedar Rapids Gazette needlecraft item offers pattern 712 for a warm stocking cap and scarf using five strands of worsted yarn and large needles. Includes sizes 5, M, L with mail-in order details for Laura Wheeler and a catalog offer with six free patterns.
Patricia McCormack reports that experts dismiss quick labels for child behavior and urge parents to seek professional help when patterns persist. The Child Study Association of America cautions against over interpretation and stresses restraint, patience, and avoiding premature diagnoses.
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Palmer celebrate 77 years of marriage in Leawood Kansas with five children ten grandchildren 24 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Palmer now 100 and Annie Palmer age 96 to 97 offered a simple life lesson faithfulness as guidance for young couples.
London AP reports 29 year old Jamaican nurse Sislin Fay becomes the first nonwhite woman to join the British police. She began training with the Metropolitan Police in Pimlico and will be assigned standard police duties.
London AP reports workers at Colt Heating and Ventilation join a national effort by adding 30 minutes of unpaid work daily. Prince Philip praised the move as vital for Britain's economy as price cuts and dividends were reduced to boost profits. Other firms in Portsmouth planned similar extra-hour campaigns amid the pound devaluation. The campaign spreads with industry letters and anti‑inflation stickers. Prince Philip called it the heartening news of 1967.
Winners of the master point game at the YWCA in the Mitchell movement were North-South: Mrs. Raymond Matthews and Richard Nassif first busts Mrs. L. W. Busby and Mrs. Howard Green second. East-West: Mrs. A. J. Less and Phil Arnell first, Bruce Thiher and Roger Wainright second.
Salt Lake City reports 108 year old Hilda Erickson the last known pioneer of the 1869 Utah arrivals died in a nursing home. Born November 11 1859 in Lesjo Sweden she came to the United States in 1866 with her family traveling by ox team to Mount Pleasant Utah. She married John Erickson in 1882 served on a Mormon mission and became a licensed midwife delivering over two hundred babies. She drove a car until 95 and is survived by daughter Amy Hicks eight grandchildren 28 great grandchildren and 11 great great grandchildren.
A small classified notice invites readers to place a want ad and contact number 369-1234 for assistance. The brief alert urges readers to use the advertised service to reach potential buyers or listings.
Queen Anne Marie of Greece has recovered satisfactorily from her miscarriage. No further medical bulletins will be issued, according to gynecologist Dr Basilio Coutilaris.
Christine Ehman, now 16, receives a birthday card and $1 enclosed in an envelope found by a court secretary in a law book. Judge Samuel Strauss mails the envelope after adding stamps, noting it was likely used as a bookmark.
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