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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1969

Page

16

Quotable quotes from women last week AP collection

The Associated Press quotes polarizing remarks from women including Mrs Edmund Muskie praising nurses aiding wounded servicemen and actress Sylvia Sidney musing on memoirs. Elizabeth Taylor speaks on sex with respect and Valerie Solanis discusses her Warhol shooting plea. Katherine Ward offers a pointed jab at Harvard merger.

Nixon Edmund Muskie United States Harvard Katherine Ward Arlington Mass Radcliff College

World Day of Prayer service moved to Kenwood Park Methodist

The evening service for the World Day of Prayer will be held at Kenwood Park Methodist church on Friday rather than Kenwood Park Presbyterian church as previously announced in Sunday's Gazette.

Kenwood Park Methodist Church Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church

Beverly Blount Killed In Auto Accident

Beverly Waters Blount, 24, daughter-in-law of Postmaster General Winton Blount, was killed in an early Sunday auto crash in Montgomery. The Postmaster General flew from Washington to attend the funeral later that day as the car accident involving Mrs. Blount’s bus- line vehicle was reported.

Montgomery, Ala Beverly Waters Blount Winton Blount Washington

Local couple in crash with band member Blount not seriously hurt

A collision involving a band vehicle and another car injured no one seriously including Winton M. Blount III who escaped with minor injuries. The couple involved are parents to three children.

Winton M. Blount III Blount

Mrs Sackett of Spencer Named Mother of the Year

Mrs Wilber Wilson Sackett of Spencer has been chosen Iowa Mother of the Year for 1969 by the Iowa Mothers Assn. She is 65, a teacher of Latin English and speech, active in many volunteer groups, and mother of four married children and 12 grandchildren. Effects include April festivities and national competition in Los Angeles beginning April 29.

Wilber Wilson Sackett Spencer Iowa R. C. Berrie Dubuque Iowa Mothers Assn Berrie Sackett Spencer Woman’s Club Edith Rose Murphy St. Joseph Academy Mt. St. Joseph College of Dubuque Drake University Northwest University Evanston, Ill Wilber Sackett Alan Fleming Minneapolis Harry Eick East Lansing Mich Richard Carson Ballwin Bill Rosemary Shaw Pocahontas Sackett and Sackett Clay County Agatha Beemer Bedford Marjorie Blake

Car list notes noncollapsible steering columns feared

A long roster of names from Oelwein to Ft. Dodge is cited noting that the King Midget of Athens and the Subaru from Japan lack collapsible steering columns. The item mentions a planned move by the national traffic safety bureau to lower weight standards to include those two cars.

King Athens Ohio Subaru Japan National Traffic Safety Bureau

Auto safety limits miss light cars under 1000 pounds

A brief note states that auto safety regulations do not cover vehicles weighing under 1,000 pounds. It cites two such lightweights as examples and hints at gaps in regulatory coverage for small cars.

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The Associated Press Sylvia Sidney Margaret Truman Daniel President Harry Truman Elizabeth Taylor Valerie Solanis Andy Warhol Margaret Daniel Cedar Rapids Gloria Jean Opfer Alan Wayne Norden Trinity Lutheran Church E. W. Koberg Darrell Opfer Sixth Street NW Alfred Norden First Avenue NW St. Louis Taylor Insulating Co Sacramento Calif Dean Pantalone Roger Lee Houts Dale Houts Alburnett John DuNesme Eleanor Pantalone Angelo Pantalone Evanston Wyo Hiltbrunner Second Street Esoterica Canerey Mitchum Laboratories Beverly Blount Hilterunner St. S.E Eitleian Oelwein J. Gerald Brown Hampton Luella Burns Independence Elva M. Finn Harlan Austin Knosby Elma Abbot Lipsky Harold L. McCollum Des Moines James Mohr Eldridge Mervin Noble Riceville Harry W. Ramseyer Orville Ruggeberg Lost Nation Alvina Schmelzer Garnaville C. J Barlow 8Th Street Mrs Juanita Good Mrs. Good Elaine Powers Town & Country First Avenue Toy Fair
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