Helen Williams Brings Art to Children in Nigeria
Mary J. Nowlen profiles Helen Williams who spent nearly two years in Nigeria after a six month stay, describing life in Lagos and the Biafran war era. The piece notes her husband Kate Williams joining the Quaker Service Nigeria Relief and Rehabilitation program in 1968 and arrival in the fall.
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Mary J. Nowlen
Helen Williams
Nigeria
S. Hyde Park Blvd
Williams
Biafra
Kenwood
Oakland
Bret Harte Education Council
Coop
Sara
Bret Harte
Mark
Art Institute of Chicago
Kate L
Goddard College
Vermont
University of Chicago
Roosevelt University
Williamses
Wisconsin
Downstate
Illinois
CTA Announces Sept rapid transit cuts across multiple lines
The CTA plans closures and service cuts affecting the Dan Ryan corridor and several stations. Night Owl service ends between Wabash and Adams. All trains to Union Station. several stations on North South, Loop and West/Northwest routes to close September 2. Noyes station on Evanston line remains under consideration after local challenge.
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Cormack/Chinatown
Dan Ryan Rapid Transit
Indiana
Wabash/Adams
Wacker-Wabash
Union Station
Tech
35Th
State St
Englewood
State
van Buren
Douglas
CTA
The
Herald
Noyes
Evanston
Williams family profiles African aid work in Nigeria
Helen Williams Kale L. and Mark describe their Nigeria project with the Quaker Service Nigeria group. They cared for war casualties, rebuilt homes and schools, and lived in Lagos. The family, in Nigeria for two years, found war and hunger harsh yet impactful and returned to the United States in 1970.
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Biafra
Helen Williams
Williams
Kale L
Mark
Sara
Kale
Helen
Lagos
Nigeria
Gowan
Williamses
United States
Mrs. Williams
Religious Society of Friends
Kate
Washington, D.C
Kansas
University of Chicago
Hutchins
American Friends Service Committee
Cabrini-Green
Illinois
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