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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1975
Page
10
Ann Fish, 96 and blind, and Becky Duncan, 42, explain at their Glendale home how they will go into court Friday for Mrs. Fish to adopt Mrs. Duncan. Mrs. Fish, with no relatives, will gain 25 grandchildren through the action as Duncan’s ten siblings and their children count as new grandchildren.
In Morristown New Jersey a high profile medical ethics case pauses for recess as thousands of letters pour into Karen Quinlan’s hospital and the lawyers involved. Doctors who oppose turning off the respirator say recovery is unlikely even amid hope for a breakthrough.
English pianist George Shearing and his quintet thrilled a Cedar Rapids crowd at Sinclair Auditorium in the fall concert opener. The show featured ballad medleys, solos like Snowfall and Greensleeves, and notable percussion by Russell Jones, with band highlights on Vibes by Ted Piltzeker and guitar by Bill Rogers.
Mrs. John Stamy and Kenneth C Hixon won first place in the Bridge Howell movement at Welty Way. Second went to Mrs. C R Swarzen truber and Mrs. Andrew Burali Forti. A unit game is set for Sunday at Welty Way. A smoked pork shoulder roll dinner is recommended with roast times 35 to 40 minutes per pound or 1% to 2 hours for liquid cooking.
A surprise bridal shower was held Wednesday afternoon for Retha Conner of 3920 Sherman Street NE by her second grade pupils at Adams Elementary. Assistants were room mothers Mrs. Robert Elam and Mrs. Ken Paulsen. Miss Conner and her fiancé Willis Glenn Gorden of 2051 Forty-second Street NE plan to marry Saturday.
Philadelphia hosts NOW eighth national conference as 4 500 delegates arrive to hear leaders and candidates discuss strategic paths. Karen DeCrow advocates street action while factions press for legislative routes and broader recruitment amid ERA focus and tax exemption debates.
Members of the Linn County Legal Secretaries Association will attend a Saturday seminar in Davenport. The Iowa Association of Legal Secretaries sponsors the event with Scott County hostesses. Attendees include Des Moines attorneys Lee H. Gaudineer Jr Mary R. Ottoson Harvey L. Harrison and Mary Jane Brittain. A banquet and mock trial close Saturday events at 7 30 p m. Sandra Kienast president of the state group will preside at Sunday brunch and the full board meeting with reports from state officers and governors. Nonmembers may attend.
The District 6 convention of the Iowa School Food Service Assn will convene Saturday at Kennedy high school in Cedar Rapids. More than 400 members are expected with hosts from Cedar Rapids Parochial JoLinn and River Cities chapters. Exhibits on new foods and equipment plus a Milani foods lunch-demonstration are planned. Vern Carpenter and Paul McClain will speak. Grace Peterson of Marion presides.
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