Polio graduate Dorothy Tessohn pursues Harvard field with ramp hope
Dorothy Tessohn, paralyzed by polio, graduates from Manhattanville College and earns a Woodrow Wilson fellowship enabling graduate study in Far Eastern studies at Harvard. She notes a Harvard ramp must be built for wheelchair access, plans to fund it, and has led Resources Unlimited chapters while aiming to teach at college level.
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N.Y
Dorothy Tessohn
Manhattanville College
Dorothy
Harvard
Far Eastern Studies
University of Connecticut
Bridgeport
Manhattanville
Stamford
Conn
Eleanor Roosevelt
Dorothy J. Tessohn
Nancy Nemer Becomes Bride in Marion Ceremony
Nancy Mae Nemer of Marion wed Lynn Joseph Kalina of Marion at St. Joseph's Catholic church. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Wesley Franks and Eli Nemer, wore Chantilly lace and carried a white orchid. The couple will reside in Minneapolis with guests and family present, following a reception for 150. The bride’s battle with paralysis and her study efforts were noted in coverage.
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Lynn Joseph Kalina
Nancy Mae Nemer
Wichita Falls
Texas
Towanda
Kan
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Marion
W. H. Blessington
Wesley Franks
Route Three
Eli Nemer
Eighth Avenue SE
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Orchard Road
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Bbride
Miss Carole
Jean Lynch
Darrell Freshour
Albert Hooper
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Rodney Bauer
Leslie L. Kalina
Robert Tecklenburg
Keystone
Robert Keegan
LaVern Jurgens
Ekegy
Linda Haughenbury Weds Charles Liston in Marion Church
Linda Haughenbury and Charles Liston married at Marion Christian Church in a 2 PM ceremony officiated by Rev. Peter M. Morgan. The bride is daughter of Richard and Linda Haughenbury of Coggon. groom is son of Wayne and Mrs. Liston of Perry. A reception for 175 followed. The couple will reside in Coggon with Liston teaching at North Linn. Guests included William Liston and Gary Haughenbury as brothers, Jim Haughenbury as usher, and Lori Haughenbury as flower girl. The event followed a rehearsal dinner at Suburban Restaurant in Marion. Betty Impellitteri, wife of former NYC Mayor Vincent Impellitteri, died at 63 in New York.
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Marion Christian Church
Linda Rae Haughenbury
Charles
Liston
Wayne Liston
Perry
Peter M. Morgan
Richard Haughenbury
Coggon
David Hinton
Fayette
Don Haughenbury
William Liston
Gary Haughenbury
Jim Haughenbury
Roger, Thompson
Des Moines
Robert Liston, Jr
Ames
Lori Haughenbury
Church Fellowship Hall
Drake University
North Linn
Collins Radio Co
Marion
NEW York
Betty Imvellitteri
Vincent R. Impelitteri
Impellitteri
Iowa State Coed to Represent Iowa in National Queen Pageant
Miss Vicki M. Steil of Iowa State University will represent Iowa in the National College Queen pageant June 7 to 16 in New York. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Reding of Algona. Three other candidates from Graceland, Morningside, and the State College of Iowa also competed for the state crown. The national winner receives 5000 dollars, a European trip, a new car, wardrobe, and stock shares.
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Vicki M. Steil
Iowa State University
Iowa
New York
L. C. Reding
Algona
State College of Iowa
Graceland
Morningside Colleges
Briles Couple Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Briles of 1006 Second Street SW were honored at a Sunday luncheon at Knotty Pine for their 40th anniversary. About 75 relatives attended, hosted by their daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Howard Grimm of Waterloo. An open house at their home will follow Tuesday from 2 to 4. The couple married June 15 1927 in Ottumwa. They have one daughter and three grandchildren.
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Albert Briles
Second Street
Knotty Pine
Howard Grimm
Waterloo
Buffalo Bill Home in Scott County Becomes Landmark
The boyhood home of Buffalo Bill William F. Cody, located seven miles south of here, was officially dedicated as a Scott county landmark on Sunday.
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McCausland
Buffalo Bill
William F. Cody
Here
Scott County
Kruse Family Reunion Held at Alburnett
The 32nd Kruse reunion convened Sunday in Alburnett with 73 attendees. California honorees included Mr and Mrs Donald Kruse Mr and Mrs Ali Ledgerwood and Mrs Tom Carpenter. Leland Kruse was re elected president for next year at Pine Ridge Park venue planned.
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Kruse
Alburnett
Donald Kruse
al i Ledgerwood
Tom Carpenter
California
Leland Kruse
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Pinicon Ridge Park
Two Michigan Women Become State Troopers
EAST LANSING Michigan Kay E Whitfield and Noreen E Hillary became the first women troopers in Michigan state police history at swearing in Friday. The 25 year olds joined 40 men after completing a 12 week training. they took part in all training except boxing. Whitfield of Pontiac said she joined to show respect for the state police.
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East Lansing
Michael Kay E. Whitfield
Noreen E. Hillary
Michigan State Police
R. E. Dragomer
Dragomer
Women Troopers Sworn In As Community Relations Stay
Five days a week plus part of Saturday training began at 5 45 a m for new trooper recruits Whitfield and Hillard now assigned to the community relations and juvenile division at headquarters State Police Commissioner Joseph Childs attended the swearing in praising the women noting they may handle certain talks better than men Whitfield formerly served as a policewoman in Kalamazoo Hillard a sociology major at Marymount college in Saline Kan has been a social worker in Grand Rapids Also Mr and Mrs Lodge Mrkvicka observed their silver anniversary at St Ludmila s Church with a dinner at Shorewood and a steak fry planned by friends in honor of decades since their May 30 1942 marriage
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Hillary
Joseph Childs
Childs
Miss Whitfield
Kalamazoo
Trooper Hillard
Marymount College
Saline
Kan
Grand Rapids
Lodge Mrkvicka
Twenty-sixth Avenue
St. Ludmila’s Catholic Church
Carmen
Craig
Shorewood
Robert C. Mitchell
B Avenue NE
Mrkvicka
Paycheck for 0 01 Highlights Oddity at RCA Plant
MEMPHIS AP Mrs Jack K Guess received a 0 01 paycheck after auto accident injuries kept her from heavy work She worked 12 minutes earning 38 cents before deductions for United Givers Fund 35 cents and social security 7 cents EIDSVOLL Norway dairy reports 988 used milk bottles returned after housewife appeal
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Memphis, Tenn
Jack K. Guess
Radio Corp. of America
Guess
United Givers Fund
Eidsvoll
Norway
UPI
Miss World to Wed American Lawyer After Secret Courtship
Reita Faria Miss World says she is secretly engaged to David Gorton, a 31-year-old Los Angeles lawyer, after a brief 48-hour courtship. She met him in Hollywood when he escorted her back from a Vietnam Bob Hope tour.
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London
Reita Faria
David Gorton
Los Angeles
Faria
Osborne Lobo
Osborne
Gorton
Hollywood
Bob Hope
Pravda Blames CIA for Svetlana Alliluyeva Defection
Pravda accuses the CIA of aiding Svetlana Alliluyeva daughter of Joseph Stalin in defecting to the West. It claims she was moved from India to Switzerland then to the United States as Washington revives anti Soviet propaganda ahead of the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It also alleges Alexander Kerensky is being revived to push the campaign.
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Moscow
Pravda
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Josef Stalin
Soviet Communist Party
Svetlana
CIA
India
Switzerland
United States
Alexander Kerensky
C A R Members Elect Officers in Little Muddy Society
Members of the Little Muddy society elected officers at their Saturday meeting held at Theresa Merphy's home 1632 Washington avenue SE. Richard Godbey was named president Janet Edwards secretary and registrar Tyral Henningsen chaplain Celeste Henningsen treasurer and Robert Brown ing color bearer and historian. Linda Clement presented the program.
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Little Muddy Society
Theresa Merphy
Washington Avenue
Richard Godbey
Dewi Sukarno Delays Return to Indonesia
Dewi Sukarno, wife of Indonesia's ousted president, postpones plans to return to Jakarta saying it would be better for their baby. She cites no new date, and notes their daughter's birth on March 7 in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Dewi Sukarno
Indonesia
Jacarta
Dewi
Sukarno
Karlika Sari
Bridge winners in Howell movement at YWCA announced
Duplicate winners were Mrs Clyde Nowlin and Bruce Thicher first in the main event while Mrs W J Sloan of Quasqueton and Leroy Wiesser took second. In the junior group Misses Shirley Bollhoefer and Jean Menzel won first place with Ralph Rohrbach and Robert Vater second.
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YWCA
Clyde Nowlin
Bruce Thicher
W. J. Sloan
Quasqueton
Leroy Wieser
Shirley Bollhoefer
Jean Menzel
Ralph Rohrbach
Robert Vater
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