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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1968

Page

11

Negro Scholarship Winner Sees Many Opportunities

Alice Louise Reid a 17 year old Negro student won a National Achievement Scholarship. She has been accepted to Boston University and applied to Smith Mt Holyoke and Swarthmore. She notes the awards uplift Black students while acknowledging the tough assimilation in predominantly white schools.

New York Alice Louise Reid Alice Boston University Smith Mt. Holyoke Swarthmore Springfield Gardens

Day Off for the Gals

Soviet women receive a national holiday on International Women's Day with factories offices and schools closed. The piece notes gender roles equality the heavy labor women perform and social expectations including leisure and dating norms in Moscow.

OSCOW Moscow

Florida show honors Schamberger painter Terry C Schamberger

Two paintings by Terry C Schamberger of Wauchula Florida were selected from 2500 entries for the fourth annual contemporary Southern art festival at Edison Mall Fort Myers. The works include Mary, Mary a mixed media piece and an untitled acrylic abstract. Terry and his wife, both University of Town graduates, teach in Wauchula.

Baby Cream Makes An Excellent Night Cream

New York feature extols pure baby cream as a light overnight skin softener. It rubs in invisibly, leaves no pillow staining, and is absorbed by morning for a younger looking complexion.

New York

Receipt Would Have Saved Much Trouble

Mrs Kearns Jensen pressed a point with City Judge Maurice D Jones after her husband defended an old misdemeanor charge. He had served five days in jail last May and his wife paid a $100 cash fine when he was released. She said five $20 bills were given to a person who promised a receipt but never returned.

Salt Lake City UPI Kearns Jensen Maurice D. Jones

Olives With Corn Add Flavor to Mixed Corn Dishes

Pimiento stuffed green olives thinly sliced enhance heated corn kernels whether from frozen cooked variety or canned. The combination adds a savory tang to side dishes or salads using readily available ingredients.

Mountaineers Film on Ireland to Air at UIowa

Mildred Capron, renowned women film lecturer, appears on the Iowa Mountaineers program Sunday at 2 30 p m in Macbride auditorium on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City. The film explores modern Ireland scenery cities people and legends of yesteryear.

Iowa City Mildred Capron Iowa Mountaineers Macbride University of Iowa Iown City Ireland

Judge Dismisses Contempt Charge in Silent Mother Case

In Houston Texas Ruby Vick 55 had spent a month in jail for refusing to disclose her son Jerry Ladd Gary 33 location. Judge Ben Woodall dismissed the contempt citation and ordered Shelly Gwen Gary 3 placed with the county juvenile probation department pending Gary wife’s divorce action.

Houston Texas Ruby Vick Jerry Ladd Gary Gary Shelly Gwen Gary Ben Woodall Woodall

Divorce Suit Filed by Mrs Gary Cited by Daughter Involved

A divorce action filed by Mrs Gary mentions her daughter as part of the ongoing proceedings. The brief item notes the familial connection and the legal move without detailing dates or additional parties.

Gary

Gas bill dispute fuels housewife protest in England

Gillian Catley complains to the local gas board after receiving five bills in 18 months for a home that has been fully electric since moving in. She says there is no gas supply and fears service cutoffs unless the board believes her.

Bedworth England UPI Gillian Catley

Twiggy Stomps Back At Soviet Paper Labeling Her

Twiggy blasts a Moscow Literary Gazette critique calling her a capitalist tool and banishes the image for youth as nonsense. She says she dislikes beatniks and hippies, cites Hiroshima knowledge, and asserts support from fans behind the Iron Curtain amid tour notes from Germany.

Ondon Twiggy Moscow Garzette

Lambda Beta Sigma Phi entertains rushees with hat contest

Lambda chapter hosted rushees at Mrs. Dennis Ellerton's home 225 Wesley Drive NW on Thursday evening. A prize went to the member wearing the zaniest hat.

Lambda Beta Sigma Phi Dennis Ellerton Wesley Drive

Linen dress with HemisFair lace design by Earl Shepard

A 100 percent linen dress outlined with black lace medallions was created at the Texas Fashion Creators show in San Antonio. Earl Shepard modeled the piece inspired by HemisFair 68 lacework featuring a half belt at the back and sides and deep armholes masked to conceal lingerie.

HemisFair San Antonio Earl Shepard Texas Fashion Creators

Library project cutback eyed at University of Iowa

University of Iowa weighs reducing plans for a library addition after HEW grants provide 1 million of a nearly 2 million request. Merritt Ludwig says rest unlikely and cites funded shortfalls. The $7.409 million project would use 5 million in state funds along with earlier 539 thousand from another grant.

Iowa City University of Iowa Department of Health, Education and Welfare Merritt Ludwig Ludwig

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