Coe College Graduation Honors 174 in 1966 Class
The Most Rev. James P. Shannon urged Coe College's 174 graduates to honor Tradition and Individual Talent drawing on T. S. Eliot's insights. He and Coe faculty awarded honorary doctorates to Truman Capote, James Carruthers, and others. The commencement included remarks on liberal education and the responsibility of graduates to contribute to their community.
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James P. Shannon
J., Paul, Minn
Coe College
Shannon
College of St. Thomas
St. Paul
T. S. Eliot
Coe
Eliot
Sinclair Mesaid
Joseph E. McCabe
Marquis Hall
Coe Auditorium
Donald W. Zimmerman
Merom
Ind
Truman Capote
Lester A. Woodward
Oklahoma City
Zimmerman
Woodward
Elite party consultant dies after long illness
Donald W. Zimmerman 1936 Philadelphia AP Mrs Coe graduate was awarded the Edward MacMullan 73 honorary doctor of divinity by Edwin T. Settle professor of philosophy and religion She arranged the wedding of Ethel du Pent to Franklin D Roosevelt nine of the graduating seniors were commissioned as air force lieutenants upon com er tion Bishop Shannon cautioned graduates on heritage liberal arts and the need for respectful argumentation in a era of rapid specialization
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Donald W. Zimmerman
Philadelphia
Coe
Edward MacMullan
Gree
Edwin T. Settle
Ness
Ethel
Hillcrest appoints new director to lead services
Hillcrest adoptive agency in Dubuque selects a new executive director to start July 5 replacing Rev. Eugene McClure who has resigned. The agency with a Cedar Rapids branch at 509 Third Avenue SE offers services to unmarried mothers. The incoming director holds a B.A. from Hamline and an MSW from the University of Michigan. a World War II Navy veteran, he has led since June 1964.
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Hillcrest iChidren
Dutties
Eugene McClure
Hillcrest
Dubuque
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Osborne
Hamline University
University of Michigan
ROTC Graduates Receive Diplomas At College
Air Force ROTC training culminated as 12 seniors were awarded diplomas. Names include William A. Barr Jest John C. Coffman Allen B. Hoppe Alvin G. Lambert Stanley R. Marks Douglas C. Miller Louis J. Moses Vincent L. Rausch and Richard D. Lewis. Diplomas were presented by Dr. Joseph E. McCabe the college president.
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William A. Barr
Lake For
Jest
John C. Coffman
Flossmoor
Ill
Allen B. Hoppe
Greenville
D.C
Alvin G. Lambert
Grosse Point Park
Mich
Stanley R. Marks
Corpus Christi
Texas
Douglas C. Miller
Waterloo
Louis J. Moses
Wilmington
Del
Vincent L. Rausch
Charlottesville
Richard D. Lewis
Bethesda
Joseph E. McCabe
General Westmoreland Says U S Will Continue Fight in Vietnam
Saigon dispatch reports General William Westmoreland, commander of American forces in Vietnam, stating on Sunday that the U S army will continue the fight because they are soldiers and it is their job. He underscored the commitment amid ongoing operations.
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Saigon
William Westmoreland
Vietnam
U.S. Army
Area Plumbers Win State Apprentice Awards
Three apprentice members from Local 125 Cedar Rapids Iowa City won first place honors in the state wide apprentice competition held June 24 in Des Moines. Winners include Wilford Yoracie of Cedar Rapids City a fifth year winner and Earl Napids of Iowa City. Donald Osborne a fourth year apprentice from Cedar Rapids won a first place in the public welfare category.
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Plumbers and Steamfitters
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Des Moines
Tom
Bowker and Son, Inc
Dar Rapids
Wilford Yoracie
Ceder
Napids
Prentice
Nat_ s Blace
com-/kin and Co
Waylon
Purdue University
Yoder
Universal
Climate Control
Coralville
Donald Robert Osborne
Dennis Drakos
Rural Cedars
Minnesota Department of Rapids
Five Sisters of Mercy Win National Grants for Summer Study
Five Cedar Rapids Sisters of Mercy received NDEA and NSF grants for summer study. Sister Mary Michael will study history at Purdue, Sister Mary Theodore will study chemistry at St Cloud State College, Sister Mary Charlene will study physics at Creighton University, Sister Mary Dorothy Anne will pursue mathematics at St Louis University, and Sister Mary Nicholas will study science education at Ohio State University.
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Cedar Rapids Sisters of Mercy
National Science Foundation
Mary Michael
Purdue University
Mary Theodore
St. Cloud State College
St. Cloud
Minn
Mary Charlene
Creighton University
Omaha
Mary Dorothy Anne
St. Louis University
Mary Nicholas
Ohi State University
Columbus
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Irving L. Churchill
Lan
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St. Thomas
Liberal Arts
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Carl Franks
Eastern Iowa
James Kreamer
Antoinette Kirchner
Miles Kirchner
Joan Niehbuhr Offt
Blairstown
Kenneth Andersen
Center Point
Kent Westerback
West Des Moines
U.S
Marion Area
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10Th St
Marion
Smulekoff
Amana Way
Amana
C.R
D. M
Wilford Yoder Dennis Drahos
Sisters of Mercy
Credithrift
No. Mo
Woolworth
Second Ave. SE
Lloyd Kennedy
iCor
de Ville Conver
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Cadillac Motor Car Division
Allen Motor CO
First Avenue
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