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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1975
Page
4
Sophie Harper, 37, started crafting baby caskets in May after making one for friends who lost a child. The first job took 36 hours and pleased both mortuary and family. Harper, who hopes to sell wholesale to mortuaries around $100, builds in her backyard with $30 material costs and aims to expand into a business.
Washington reports Lt. Col. Grace King, a noted NOW adviser and advocate for women in the military, was dismissed Aug. 6 from command of a Women’s Army Reserve battalion in Alexandria, Va. Col. Rumsey, her brigade commander, accuses her of defiance and disobedience while King cites political fighting over her outspoken views on women’s service and her attempt to advance to combat-gear training.
Sister Janine, a 61 year old nun in Chicago, chased a thief with her dog Omar after seeing a man shout he had been robbed. Police arrested 23 year old Joe Santos on theft charges. She would help again but keep quiet next time.
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