Armless Wendy Stocker Shines At Jefferson High
A UPI report from Columbus Nebraska profiles Wendy Stocker a fifteen year old armless student at Jefferson High School who drives a car writes letters swims dives and performs trampoline tricks despite being born without arms. She says she managed life without them and shows no major frustration with her handicap.
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Vedar Xapids
UPI
Wendy Stocker
Jefferson High School
Wendy
Sie
Iowa
Jhawks
YWCA
Aresless
Chicago
Two Wayne State scholars named for 1975 76 year
Thirteen students received Special Ability in Music Scholarships at Wayne State College for 1975-76. Each award is $140 per term for two terms. Local recipients include Jill F. Rodehorst of Columbus and Macy Knapp of Fullerton, both anticipated instrumental music instructors.
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Wayne
Wayne State College
Columbus
Jill F. Rodehorst
Lorene A. Rodehorst
Lakeview High School
Macy Knapp
Lyle Knapp
Fullerton High School
Miss Knapp
Butz predicts slower rise in 1976 retail food prices
Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz says 1976 retail food price increases may be about half of 1975. He cites crop progress and weather uncertainty, noting most 1976 gains will stem from distribution costs rather than farm costs. He warns of potential labor and political obstacles to policy reform.
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Shahon Kutenberg
Chicago
UPI
Earl Butz
Buzz
Agriculture Department
Butz
Amar
Teamsters
Dallas County jail visitors face security problems
Dallas County sheriff’s office reports security issues among jail visitors with narcotics and contraband concerns. Surprise computer checks yielded four arrests across traffic violations to felony burglary, justifying the screening program.
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Dallas
UPI
Dallas County
Delegates To National Farmers Organization Convention
Leigh Rich-Holowbek of Clarkson Frank Sindelar of Howells left Dec 8 for the NFO national convention in Kansas Gly. Colfax County delegates joining them Wednesday include Clarence Fikmeier Richard Dostal Bill Gerny Victor Jedlicka Cyril Renner and Jerry Urba.
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Leigh
Richard Holowbek
Clarkson
Frank Sindelar
Howells
National Farmers Organization
Kansas
Gly
Awill
Woman Seventy-One Weds Farmhand Twenty-Two
A 71 year old widow in Fortaleza, Brazil, married Cosmav Vidal, a farmhand who just turned 22. None of the bride’s nine children, 47 grandchildren, or six great grandchildren attended. The couple left for a honeymoon in a nearby resort city.
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Leal
Rozens
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