Class System Persists as Lady Marries Working Class Man
A titled British lady and a London factory hand plan a summer wedding highlighting persistent class divisions. The piece contrasts private education and aristocratic privilege with state schooling and working-class roots, noting impact on jobs, politics, and social mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Britain
Doreen Fox-Strangeway
John Livingstone
Torquay
Church of England
Rior
G.R. Lavers
B.S. Rowntree
Oxford- Cambridge
Eton
Rhodean
Public agency meetings schedule near Cedar Rapids and Linn County
Local government and school boards hold sessions throughout the day in Cedar Rapids and Linn County. The lineup includes Linn County Board of Supervisors Health Center meetings, Cedar Rapids City Council sessions, RPC committees, Hiawatha planning panel, Kirkwood and Community school boards, library trustees, and various coordinating committees at multiple venues. Members from Linn County, Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, Marion, and surrounding areas attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn Board of Supervisors
Linn Psychiatric Clinic Board of Directors
Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Directors
Second Avenue
Linn Conservation Board
Fairground
Central City
Cedar Rapids
ECRL
Second Avenue SE
Hiawatha Plan and Zoning Commission
Hiawatha City Hall
College Community Schools Board of Education
Prairie High School
Cedar Rapids Airport Commission
Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport
Kirkwood Community College Board of Directors
Linn Hall
Kirkwood Boulevard
RPC
Non-Metro Coordinating Committee
Robins City Hall
Linn-Mar Community Schools Board of Directors
Educational Services Center
Linn County
Route
Marion
Linn Board of Social Services
Social Services
Third Avenue SE
Iowa State Assn. of Counties
Memorial Union
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Library Board of Trustees
Reading Matter Creates Storehouse Origin of Magazine
The Gentleman's Magazine, first issued in 1731, introduced the term magazine to mean a store of varied subjects rather than a periodical. Its opening note described the publication as a place to "store up" diverse knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodin
Gentleman's Magazine
Grecian Urn Is Acquired by Virginia Museum
The Virginia museum purchased a 4th century B.C. Greek amphora 28 inches high. Made in Apulia, southern Italy, the vase depicts a seated warrior. Acquisition funded by the Williams Fund, the museum's largest endowment.
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Richmond, Va
Virginia Museum
Italy
R. Peter Moor
Williams Fund
Museum
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Great Britain
Liverpool
Oxford
Lord Crowther-Hunt
House of Commons
Whitehall
Committees of Power
Guardian
Commons
Ox Bridge
Cambridge
Rose Harrison
Lady Astor
Marquess of
Ripon
House of Lords
Roy Perrott
Perrott
Collins Employees Credit Union
Board of Directors
John
Dof
Ai Ee Ree, Anton
Chace
Iowa
France
NCUA
Mt Ren
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