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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1968

Page

11

Favorite Uncle Worries Mother By Abigail Van Buren

Dear Abby answers readers on age difference and boundaries with a 15 year old niece and her 42 year old favorite uncle. She cautions the mother to consider the niece’s best interests and suggests parental guidance.

Abby Bill

Beatification Honors 24 Martyrs in Vatican Tapestry

A tapestry in St. Peter's Basilica depicts 24 French missionaries and Korean converts who died in 19th century persecutions. Ceremonies Sunday beatified the martyrs, a tribute to Korea's Catholic church and a major honor short of sainthood.

St. Peter's Basilica Vatican City Korea

550 Persons Visit Homes on U N Tour Cedar Rapids

About 550 people toured six homes Sunday in Cedar Rapids on the first house tour by the local United Nations Association chapter. Organizers reported strong turnout with roughly 575 tickets sold. Proceeds fund a bus trip for local high school students to visit the United Nations in New York.

Cedar Rapids The United Nations Assn New York United Nations

Nail shaping tips for symmetrical fingernails

When filing nails turn your hand palm toward you to gauge shape. Use the fingertip as a guide rather than the nail edge for a more symmetrical result.

Miss Jane M Hoey Dies After Stroke

Miss Jane M Hoey head of the federal bureau of public assistance from 1936 to 1954 died Sunday in a New York hospital after a stroke. She was 76. Hoey also served as United States delegate to the United Nations social commission from 1954 to 1957.

Jane M. Hoey Federal Bureau of Public Assistance New York Miss Hoey United States United Nations Social Commission

Pot party tea brew raises church role in Milwaukee

Police responding to a tip found a Roman Catholic nun and church choir members in an east side Milwaukee apartment discussing politics. Investigators said the pot was being used to brew tea rather than to make drugs.

Milwaukee Wis East Side

Art devotee dies Saturday at football game

Dr. Ernest T. DeWald a Princeton University art professor who aided saving Italy’s art during World War II and helped restore Florence works after 1966 floods died Saturday after collapsing at a Columbia Princeton football game He was 77.

Princeton N.J Ernest T. DeWald Italy Columbia

Computer Technology May Prevent Thalidomide Tragedy

Dr Mervin Rosenberg urges that hospital delivery patients have their medical records fed into a national computer system. A comprehensive data pool would let computers detect deviations from normal during birth, potentially preventing future birth defects.

Mervin Rosenberg Constitution Plaza, Inc

Tender Skin Cleansing With Pure Baby Soap

Sun kissed skin needs gentle cleansing and Pure Baby Soap offers a formula for tender skin. The ad promotes a soap designed for sensitive baby like complexions and sun exposed areas.

Flamingo Hotel Fire Disrupts Casino Patrons

A blaze at the Flamingo hotel casino and convention center in Las Vegas driven out gamblers, cocktail waitresses, and staff. The sprinkler system dumped thousands of gallons, flooding the casino and a glassed-in lounge. One woman was briefly hospitalized. Fire damage was put at $300,000.

Las Vegas Nev Flamingo Hotel

Heart Disease Tied to Chronic Beer Drinking, Study Finds

Studies indicate that 85 to 90 percent of patients with primary heart disease at the Minneapolis Veterans hospital are chronic beer drinkers. University of Minnesota researchers will pursue further study to determine if alcohol affects the heart muscle.

Minneapolis Veterans Hospital University of Minnesota

Disposable uniforms showcase micro mini skirts in London exhibit

UPI reports at a nursing exhibition in London a display of disposable uniforms drawing crowds. The outfits cost about $1.20 each and feature micro mini skirts noted for saving on material.

London UPI

Make-Up Man Switches Teams

Sid Simmons, the make-up man who prepped Nixon for the 1960 debate, now works for Hubert Humphrey. He runs a Chicago cosmetics firm and carries a large make-up kit as TV viewers noted Nixon’s earlier debate issues.

Washington Sid Simmons Richard M. Nixon John F. Kennedy Hubert H. Humphrey Simmons Chicago Nixon Kennedy

Nixon Uses Makeup After Pallid Look

The article notes Nixon appeared pallid in a moment and has since used makeup regularly.

Excess vitamin A slows tumor growth in animals

Doctors I S Levis and A Polliack of Hebrew University Hadas sah medical school Israel report excess vitamin A retards tumor growth in several animal models.

I. S. Levis A. Polliack Hebrew University

Knit caps for kids pattern sale by Cedar Rapids Gazette

Cozy jumbo-knit stocking and pompon caps offered as gifts for children. Pattern 500 comes in sizes S M L. Cost 50 cents plus 15 cents for mailing. Send to Laura Wheeler Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept Box 161 Old Chelsea Station New York NY 10011. Print pattern number name address and zip.

Laura Wheeler The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept Old Chelsea Station New York N. Y

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