Negro Girls Expelled Over Hatred of School
Karen and Antoinette Cockerhanal, two Black students at Oldfields School in Maryland, were expelled for displaying “extreme hatred” of the school and classmates. Their families contest the action, while the school withholds a diploma for Karen and suggests final exams and deadlines, as the girls plan new enrollments elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Cockerham
Harlem
Antoinette
New York
Oldfields School
Baltimore
Karen
Oldfields
Antoinette Cockerhanl
Maryland
Glencoe
Nevens
William Rockefeller
Rye
N.Y
Oldfields Board
William Stringfellow
Rockefeller
Stringfellow
White House redecorating by Pat Nixon complete
First Lady Pat Nixon finishes renewing the White House family quarters in gold white and blue with a new gold carpet. Designer Sarah Jackson Doyle aided the project along with press secretary Mrs. Gerry Van der Hauvel. The long hall East and West rooms gain gold damask drapes blue accents and notable paintings by Cassatt and Lawson while a Steinway piano on loan dominates the hall. TriciaNixon also enjoys a pink themed bedroom as the family maintains the dining room treaty room and Lincoln suite in the updated look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Pat Nixon
White House
Gerry van der Hauvel
Long
Long Hall
Nixon
President Truman
Truman
Independence
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hassam
Nixons
British Civil Servants Protest Tea Machines in Whitehall
London UPI reports Britain's 173,000-strong civil servants union lodged a protest over plans to install automatic drink dispensing machines in government offices. Whitehall aims to replace the teatrolley system to save time and offer round the clock refreshments, while workers argue machines lack the personal touch of hand brewed tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Britain
Whitehall
Majority of Patients Require Little Care
A Columbia University study finds that in many hospitals about two thirds of patients need little or no professional care, yet the personnel situation does not reflect this. The report notes a mismatch between patient needs and staffing levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University School of Public Health and Administrative Medicine
Mrs Blochs Pupils In Recital Tuesday
Mrs Robert J Bloch at 1136 Clifton NE presents piano pupils in a recital Tuesday at 7 15 PM in Cedar Rapids Piano and Organ Co hall. Participants include Barbara Anderson Ellen Anderson Paula Black Jon Bloch Sandra Bloch Sheryl Gender Barbara Ingamells Brian Jensen Scott Kellogg Matt Krauss Andy Krauss Keith Mettler Phyllis Mettler Anna Kathryn Morrow Shelley Newell Tom Novak Mary Protsman Sue Protsman Carol David Jeff Jim Stephen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Bloch
Clifton Street
Cedar Rapids
Muffin Tin Tray Brightens Sick Childs Bedtime Routine
When a child is ill and limited to bed, a muffin tin tray offers a playful way to serve meals. Each cup holds a different food, reducing spills and adding variety without fuss.
Girl Marches With Graduating Military Cadets
Miss Janet Roggemann, fiancee of Cadet Peter A Brause, marched in the Citadel graduation parade in a cadet grey uniform with a red sash and sword becoming the first woman to do so. The ruse led to Brause and another cadet being barred from the ceremony and slated to receive diplomas later, while the company commander who failed to catch the disguise was demoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
D. C
Citadel
Janet Roggemann
Roggemann
Military Academy
Peter A. Brause
Port Washington
N. Y
Surprise Anniversary Supper for Dolezals at Home
Mr and Mrs Leonard Dolezal of 7207 Sixth Street Road SW were honored Sunday evening at a surprise potluck supper in their home celebrating 25 years of marriage. Host group was St Monica s circle of St Wenceslaus Catholic church with 20 members and their husbands. The couple were married June 6 1944 and have one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Dolezal
Sixth Street Road
St. Monica’s
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Dolezal
Graduation Reception Honors LuVerne Michael
Mr and Mrs Frank Rohlena hosted a Cedar Rapids birthday style readers but no. LuVerne Michael of Walker was honored with a graduation reception at the Rohlena home Sunday. Michael graduated from Independence high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rohlena
Route One
Cedar Rapids
LuVerne Michael
Walker
Rohlena
Michael
Independence High School
Welty Way Bridge Winners Named. Championship Set
In Sunday's game at Welty Way the winners were Mrs Russell Ross and Mrs L B Beers in first place while Mr and Mrs James Hodges took second. A club championship game is scheduled for Thursday at Welty Way at 730 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welty-Way
Russell Ross
L. B. Beers
James Hodges
Wedding notices mix two Iowa ceremonies and a Colorado move
Two separate marriage notices share May 24 and May 17 ceremonies. Brenda Simonds and Patrick Oakley wed at St John s Catholic in Mt Vernon with a 12 30 ceremony and reception in the Bergman Cedar Rapids area before a Fort Hood move. Dorothy Kremer Center Point and Merle Johnson married May 17 at St Joseph s in Center Point with guests and nursing connections noted.
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Mt. Vernon
Brenda Simonds
Patrick Oakley
St. John’s Catholic Church
Allen Kurt
Ivan Simonds
Moyer
Loren Oakley
Bergman
Cedar Rapids
Given
Legion Hall
Morgan
Cedar Lisbon
Rapids
Oakland Road
Fort Hood
Killeen
Texas
Dorothy Sleen Kremer
Merle Lee Johnson
Bonnie Louise Morgan
Dean
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Richard Krapfling
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Block Island
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Mary Cassatt
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Louis XV Piano
8Th Ave
8Th S
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Dolezals
West Side Club
Hilterunner
St. S.E
Gazette
Tom Merryman
Kennedy
Tom Donahue
Nilsen Road
Kathy McLaughlin
Knollshire Road
Marty Bertelli
Elmwood Drive
Peggy Bohart
Cyndie Jackson
Council Street
John Thompson
E Avenue
Sharon Jaques
Ron Crumpton
Meadow Lane
Spartans
Army
Louis Rebal
Solon
Little Brown
Nashua
Glenn Utterback
Melvin Morgan
John G. Kremer
Coggan
Peter Johnson
Little Cedar
Johnson
St. Joseph’s School Hall
St. Luke’s Hospital School of
Rochester Methodist Hospital
Air Force
Rochester (Minn
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Englewood, Colo
Arlene Kessler
Kessler
Elaine Powers
Mrs. Kessler
Town & Country Shopping Center
1St Ave
Toy Fair
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