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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1968

Page

12

Australia’s new first lady to seek citizenship if needed

Bettina Brown Gorton, wife of new Australian Prime Minister John Gorton, says she would take Australian citizenship if required but remains tied to Bangor Maine as home. She grew up at 30 Ohio Street, studied at the University of Maine, and has lived in Canberra since 1958 with three Australian-born children and one grandchild born 14 months ago.

Anberra UPI Australia Bettina Brown Gorton Bangor Maine Mrs. Gorton John U.S Ohio Street Arthur Brown Cuba Bangor High School University of Maine Arthur A. D. Little Europe Sorbonne Paris John Gorton Oxford America

Girl Posing With Big Cats Mauled in Circus Cage

In Manchester England a model named Drusilla Robinson was mauled by a black panther during a circus photography session. She was posing in a cage with three panthers and five leopards when the animal lunged. Dick Chipperfield pulled the cat away as staff contained the others. Doctors treated mainly facial injuries and planned rabies and infection preventive injections.

Manchester England UPI Drusilla Robinson Dick Chipperfield

Missionaries Conclude Cedar Rapids Visit

Mr and Mrs Stephen Steffens Lutheran missionary workers in New Guinea end a Cedar Rapids visit with his grandmother Mrs Martha Steffens at 372 Thirty first Street SE. They return to New Guinea.

Stephen Steffens New Guinea Martha Steffens Thirty-first Street

Richer Meyers Wedding Sealed In Cedar Rapids Church

Miss Faye L. Richter married Wayne K. Meyers on December 30 at St. Josephs Catholic Church Cedar Rapids. Rev Herman J. Dietz presided. The couple will reside in San Diego where Meyers serves in the Navy. Mrs Meyers formerly worked for United Fire and Casualty Co in Cedar Rapids. Meyers attended Loras College and the University of Iowa.

Earlville Faye L. Richter Harold Richter Richter Wayne K. Meyers Kenneth Meyers Elm Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Herman J. Dietz St. Joseph's Catholic Church Meyers United Fire and Casualty Co Loras College University of Iowa

Beene Embraces Gangster Look in Spring Collection

Geoffrey Beene's spring lineup borrows gangster motifs with bold striped coats and jackets over black stockings and matching striped fedoras. Sicilian widow dresses in black lace, a flam boyant Mafia doll in blue and white stripes, and English dandy motifs join the pantheon alongside music hall girl and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm influences. Lynda Robb White House wedding dress contrasts with the edgy looks. Leo Narducci offers travel ready leather coats and vivid at home pajamas in bright colors.

New York Geoffrey Beene Beene Mafia Rebecca Sunnybrook Farm

Miss Devine Weds Benjamin Peters in Waterloo Ceremony

Miss Janice Marie Devine and Benjamin Farrell Peters were married at St. Mary's Catholic church in Waterloo with a 10:30 ceremony. The couple, of Cedar Rapids and Iowa City respectively, will reside in Iowa City after a reception for 200 guests. Peters attends the University of Iowa and works with Phi Rho Sigma. Devine is a Mercy Hospital nursing graduate.

Waterloo St. Mary’s Catholic Church Janice Marie Devine Fourth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Benjamin Farrell Peters Iowa City Daniel Krapfl Dale L. Devine Glen Peters Ackley Karen Ann Jensen Kathleen McMahon Sharon Langan Rosalyn Wiltgen Randall Maharry Martin Kasischke Walter Miller Gary Schnieders Cindy Devine Laura Jensen Billy Devine California Peters University of Iowa Phi Rho Sigma Fraternity Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Social Service Department

C W singer Hank Thompson joins Joey Bishop on Color TV

Hank Thompson appears with Joey Bishop on Color at 10 30 p.m. Tuesday night on KCRG TV in Color. The lively segment features the country singer in a television appearance for viewers in the local area.

Hank Thompson Joey Bishop Kcrgtn

Three Named to CRCC Board

Cedar Rapids Country Club elected three new directors Kenneth Watts Harold Reid and C M Basile at its annual meeting They will replace R W Rinderknecht Gene Mason and Robert Creswell whose terms expire New officers will be chosen at the first meeting of the new board later this month.

Cedar Rapids R. W. Rinderknecht Gene Mason Robert Creswell

First Lady Lyndon B Johnson to Deliver Morrison Lecture

A committee chaired by Secretary Freeman chose Mrs Lyndon B Johnson to give the first B Y Morrison memorial lecture honoring the plant explorer landscape architect and writer who died in 1966. The event date is not yet set and the panel praised the First Lady as the country’s most influential figure in ornamental horticulture.

Washington Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman White House Lyndon B. Johnson B. Y. Morrison Agriculture Department Freeman

Mt Mercy commuter club mixer at student union

The Mt Mercy college Com muter club hosts an annual student mixer Saturday from 8 to 11 30 at the student union building. The Harrod Experience will play for dancing. The mixer is open to all college students.

Mt. Mercy College Harrod Experience

Reading schools allow slacks for cold weather

Winter's chill prompts Reading officials to permit junior high girls to wear slacks during the extreme cold after reports of frostbite. Superintendent Robert F. Wells cited five frostbite cases as the impetus, with the school committee and principals in agreement.

Reading Mass Robert F. Wells Wells

Uniform Shades For A Uniform Street Appearance

The dup lex shades come in wide colors and designs and feature a white reverse side for a uniform street look. This ensures a consistent exterior appearance from the curb.

Cleaning Tips for Stains on Fabrics and Upholstery

Spills from coffee tea fruit juice and soda should be flushed with cold water before drying blot gently with dry towels or tissue to lift the stain. Immediate cold rinse helps prevent set and makes removal easier.

Four Coe Sororities Hold Pledge Ceremonies

Twenty one women were pledged to four Coe college sororities in ceremonies Monday afternoon. The pledges accompany a four day rush that began last Friday. The list includes members of Chi Omega Alpha Xi Delta and Delta Theta Tau with names and hometowns. Coe follows a deferred rush, delaying rushing until the second term to allow new students to meet upperclassmen.

Coe College Chi Omega Dennifer Phelps Tipton Sue Ahrens Duluth Minn Pam Ekblad Rolling Meadows Ill Sue Lunde Itasca Carolyn Meller Norwalk Mary Grant Purdy Denver Colo Linda Glass Mt. Prospect Jean Lucia Rudisaile Glen Ellyn Delta Chi Cynthia Nickerson Littleton Rebecca Shah Davenport Alpha Theta Tau Carol Goodspeed Milwaukee Wis Delta Delta Delta Coe Larry Rickey

Wanted Catholic girl for catechetical and social service work

An AP report notes a Chicago classified ad seeking a “qualified Catholic girl” for catechetical and social service work as a Victory Noll Sister. The ad requests ages 19 to 30, no salary, and willingness to accept religious challenges, with contact to Sister Alice at Victory Noll, Huntington, Ind 46750.

Chicago Victory Noll Alice Olvm Huntington Ind

Kennedy Receives Sioux Necklace From Indian Mother

In San Francisco a Sioux necklace of colored velvets and semiprecious stones was placed around Senator Robert Kennedy at a Senate subcommittee hearing on California Indians. The donor, Stella Reynolds Leach, explained the ritual as a tribal warrior gift. Kennedy remarked privately that Washington should not hear of it.

San Francisco Robert Kennedy D-N.y Senate California

Valley Camp 2136 Royal Neighbors Meeting Cancelled

The Valley Camp 2136 Royal Neighbors club meeting scheduled for Wednesday has been cancelled. The notice also mentions a TV program The Avengers airing Wednesday nights at 6 30 PM in color on KCRG TV Channel 9.

Royal Neighbors Club Kcrg-Tv

Barns-Wilson Vows Exchanged At St Pauls Lutheran

Wedding vows exchanged at St Pauls Lutheran church in Monona the ceremony officiated by Rev R E Langholz. Dorothy Mae Barnes and Steve L Wilson exchanged rings and planned to reside in Manchester after a reception for 150 guests. Mrs Barnes is daughter of Howard and Mrs Barnes and her husband- Manchester Pharmacy employee while Wilson works for the Iowa state highway commission.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Dorothy Mae Barnes Steve L. Wilson Steve C. Wilson Manchester R. E. Langholz Howard Barnes Sherry Barnes Cedar Rapids Carla Berns al Lubben James Duray Larry Halverson Steve Billhorn Wilson Iowa State Highway Commission

New Woman Mayor Starts Clean House in Sheridan

Sheridan Ohio reports Mayor Jean Rosenbach wasted no time after her Monday oath. Within three minutes she fired the police chief two municipal judges the city attorney the city manager the traffic clerk the street superintendent and a street employee.

Sheridan Cole UPI Jean Rosenbach

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