First Woman Director of GM Corp Named
Catherine T. B. Cleary, the first woman GM director, says her appointment is not token. At 55, she is also a director of American Telephone & Telegraph and Kraftco, and led a career from schoolteacher to Milwaukee trust executive. She notes world war II changes opened banking and trust roles for women.
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GM Corp
New York
Catharine TB. Cleary
General Motors Corp
Bors
Miss Cleary
First Wisconsin Trost Co
Milwaukee
American Tele
Misa Cleary
Chicago
Wisconsin Trust
Trust Company
Miss. Cleary
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Potomac
Pearl Buck Up After Gall Bladder Surgery
Pearl Buck, Nobel laureate and Pulitzer prize winner, is reported improving after gall bladder surgery at Medical Center Hospital in Burlington. A spokesman said physicians are pleased with her recovery, noting she has been out of bed and moving about since Friday’s procedure.
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Burlington
Pearl S
Duck
Medical Center Hospital
Buck
Darby
Bridal Kitchen Shower Gift Ideas in New York
Invited to a bridal kitchen shower? Gift ideas include gourmet canned goods imported seasonings packaged delicacies and a set of canisters suitable for the occasion in New York.
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New York
Poster children Paula Pfeifer and Carmen Donesa pose at event
The Society for Women features Paula Pfeifer five of Tulsa and Carmen Donesa nine of Fort Wayne as they await the start of a conference in New Town Mars. Paula is named the National March of Dimes poster child for 1973 and Carmen is the 1972 poster child.
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Paula Pfeifer
Tulsa
Ola
Carmen Donesa
Fort Wayne
Ind
Newton
Mars
Paula
March of Dimes
Carmen
Tunnel Work Barred Woman Sparks Colorado Suit
Denver UPI. Janet P. Bennetta a 33 year old engineering technician filed a sex discrimination suit against the Colorado Highway Department after being denied access to the Straight Creek tunnel project under Interstate 70. Hired Feb 4, 1971, she was told a long held mine superstition would keep women out. She warns the denial harms her future job prospects as it blocks inside tunnel experience. several other women report similar exclusions.
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Denver
UPI
Janet.p. Bennetta
Colorado Highway Department
Straight Creek
Miss Bonner
Mountain
Weddings in Bremerton and Alexandria Concord with Vespers
Bremerton couple Bremerton Wash Miss Dixvenne Ruth Botham and William J Parizek wed Sept 23 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Ceremony by Rev E R Coyle followed a reception at Brad's restaurant. couple to reside in Bremerton where Parizek is an ordinance equipment mechanic. A second nuptial on Sept 20 in Port Lauderdale Florida united Miss Lani Ana Novak and Frank James Niswander with a Vespers ceremony by Rev Carl Beyer at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
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Bremerton
Wash
Dixvenne
Ruth Botham
William J. Parizek
Land
Lester Parizek
Roe A Parizek
Ely Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Town
Holy
Trinity
Catholic Church
E. R. Coyle
Fernando Espinosa
Suquamish
Reno
Nev
Brad’s
Parizek
Alexandria
Lani
Ana Novak
Jack 3. Novak
Iowa
Frank James Niswander
Niswander
Port Lauderdale
Fla
Carl Beyer
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Haunting Street Name Changes for Woman in Tucson
Belle Freund describes fear and distress over her street name Placita Reposo. She proposed alternatives to the county, which selected Placita Salud meaning health place, allowing her to move and restore peace of mind.
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Tucson
Ariz
Belle Freund
Placita
Lesarny Aterious Counota
Fiat
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson Travels To Washington For Meeting
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson traveled to Washington for months away, attending a party celebrating a cookbook by Mrs Clark Clifford and planning a visit to the advisory board on national parks historic sites buildings and monuments. The former President, who suffered a heart attack in April, was reportedly well enough to travel from the LBJ ranch in Texas to the capital.
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Washington
War Times
Lyndon B. Johnny
Clark Clifford
Johnson
LBJ
Texas
Advisory Board On
National Parks, Historic Sites
Seven of 100 Women Get Breast Cancer
New York report from the American Cancer Society notes seven of every 100 women in America may develop breast cancer. The society targets high school girls with films and pamphlets to teach early detection for effective treatment and lifelong prevention.
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New York
America
American Cancer Society
Former beauty queen contestant awarded 1,050,000 damages
Mary Carothers of Hayward California was left as brain damaged and blind in one eye after a 1987 highway crash at a curve with prior accidents. A San Mateo County jury found Wiley and Harris road design negligent and awarded 1,050,000.
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Redwood City
Calif
UPL
Mary Carothers
Carothers
Alameda County
Kingman
Kan
Hester City
San Mateo County
San Mateo County Superior Court Jury Was Told That Mrs. Carathers
Mills, Memerin Hospital
San Mateo
Theodore Bain Wan
Nuree
Female Astronauts Day Not Far Away
MANKATO AP Ming The man who will direct the Skylab mission says the day of female astronauts is not far away. Gerald Carr told a space symposium that physical condition and advanced degrees matter most and that sex will have no bearing on the next astronaut selection. Carr is commander of the crew slated to spend 56 days aboard a space station orbiting Earth next year.
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Mankato
Ming
Gerald Carr
Cart
Thalls
Earth
Greek clubs pledge names at Cedar Rapids schools
Students from Cedar Rapids pledged Greek organizations at their schools. The list includes Deborah Dee Koch of Delta Delta Delta at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Dan Hall of Delta Gamma at Arizona State University, and Dh e Tesipe with Alpha Tau Omega at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.
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Cedar, Rapids
Deborah Dee Koch
Delta Delta Delta
University of Oklahoma
Nor Fwan
Dan Hall
Delta Garama
Arizona State University
Dhe Tesipe
Dan Wood
Alpha Tau Omega
University of, Kansas
Lawrence
Miss International beauty pageant withdraws Israeli and Lebanese contestants
Tokyo organizers cancel invitations amid security fears after Israeli and Lebanese withdrawals following fears of Arab terrorist attacks linked to the Munich tragedy. Pageant set for October in Tokyo with 48 entrants.
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Tokyo
Ireiel
Tel Aviv
Ronit
Gafni
Israel
Taraél
Misa
Lebanon
Liberal Party Backs Priscilla Ryan in New York District
In New York's 20th congressional district the Liberal party endorsed Priscilla Ryan, widow of long-time liberal William Pitts Ryan, boosting her on the ballot after her bid for the Democratic nomination failed to unseat Carol Ruth Silver Abzug. Abzug's tough stance and reform image have unsettled many Democrats, making the race largely personality driven.
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New York
Priscilla Ryan
William Pitts Ryan
Belial
Abang
Aba
Ryan
Abaug
Democratic Co
Abzug
Harry Nove Anniversary Dinner in Fairfax Honors 82 Years
A surprise pot luck dinner celebrated the 82nd wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nove of Fairfax. Their son Ronald Nove and daughter-in-law hosted at the Moves residence in Fairfax. About seventy guests attended the event.
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Fairfax
Harry ‘Nove
Ronald Nove
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Couple Separated in New York Divorce Move
In New York, Sara Delano Roosevelt and her husband Anthony Di Bonavenuka filed for separation, with a divorce expected soon according to attorney Vincent Male. Married nine years, they have five children, and Mrs. Di Bonavenuka is heiress to a $60 million fortune from her stepfather John Hay Whiksey.
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Sara Delano Roosevelt
New York
Ayoe
Claderyil
Wranklin D. Froosevalt
At HoHay Barber
Atorney Vincent Male
Manchetter Supreme Court
Anthony di Hovavenuka
di Bonavanterns
Hye
di Boneventue
John Hay Whiksey
Fashion Pattern Ad for Anne Adams Shirtdress Style
An ad offers a soft fared shirtdress pattern in cotton polyester knit with several bust sizes and yardage details. It promotes mail order patterns from Anne Adams via The Cedar Rapids Gazette and lists price, pattern numbers, and mail handling charges. It also includes catalog offers and sewing books with prices and ordering instructions.
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Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Tattern
West 17Th SL
New York
N.Y
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