First Woman Heads National Council of Churches
Cynthia Wedel, 61, first woman elected president of the National Council of Churches, vows openness to ideas and people. She succeeds Albert Cleage after 387 to 93 vote, and plans inclusive, crisis aware leadership emphasizing youth, blacks, and the poor.
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Detroit
Cynthia Wedel
National Council of Churches
Albert Cleage
Church of the Black Madonna
Wedel
Theodore O. Wedel
Alexandria
Center For
National Institute of Applied Behavioral Sciences
National
World Councils of Churches
Doctor’s Ire and a Wife’s Dilemma With a Persistent Doctor
A reader asks if a medical scare signals mental illness after an angered doctor reacts strongly to a patient hitting his arm during an exam. Four physicians say the doctor overreacted, the act stemmed from overwork, and crying showed disappointment in a cherished idol. In a separate letter a mother fears her husband’s insistence on giving up an unborn child and faces his threat to leave unless she complies. Ann advises empathy and warns such husbands often change their minds.
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L.T.F
FTC probes enzyme detergents health risks for consumers
The Federal Trade Commission will study whether detergents with enzymes pose health hazards to housewives following studies of dermatitis and asthma in workers exposed to enzymes. Proctor & Gamble rejected the implication, asserting enzyme detergents are safe for consumers.
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Washington
The
Federal Trade Commission
Proctor & Gamble Co
Commission
Marriage Licenses Issued in Lawrence and Topeka Vicinities
Lon Eugene Faler 19 of Lawrence wed Iris Lynn Kasson 16 of Lawrence. George Blaine Emery 85 of Topeka married Lucille Houston 65 of Topeka. Roger Winfield Hartpeyce 20 of Baldwin tied with Patricia Roe Pftntz 18 of Baldwin. Thomas Ransford Fenton 23 of Lawrence wed Kay Blanchard Kenny 34 of Prairie Village.
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Lon Eugene Faler
Lawrence
Iris Lynn Kasson
George Blaine Emery
Topeka
Lucille Houston
Roger Winfield Hartpeyce
Baldwin
Patricia Roe Pftntz
Thomas Ransford Fenton
Kay Blanchard Kenny
Prairie Village
Christmas party and meetings for 4-H and Extension units
Happy Days Extension Homemakers Unit hosts an all family Christmas party at 6:30 pm Monday at the 4 H Fairgrounds with gift exchanges remembrances and grab bag items. Five and Fifty Unit luncheon follows at 12 30 pm with officer installation and a gift exchange. Jayhawk Clinton and Alvin Harrell family host December meetings with roll calls songs talks and demonstrations.
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Happy Days Extension Homemakers Unit
Elden Tefft
Naismith Dr
Robert Sheard
Clinton 4-H Club
Clinton Township
Bucky Sanders
Debra Shelley
Twilla Harrell
Alvin Harrell
Princess Alice of Battenberg Dies at Buckingham Palace
Princess Andrew of Greece mother of Prince Philip died in her sleep at Buckingham Palace at age 84 after a period of ill health. The death cause was not disclosed. Brownie Troop 693 plans a 7 30 p.m. coffee for mothers at leader Mrs Charles Reese home 1946 Clifton Ct with assistant leader Mrs Tom McKnight. Born Princess Alice of Battenberg she was Victoria s great granddaughter and sister to Earl Mountbatten of Burma and Queen Louise of Sweden. After marrying a Greek king s younger son in 1903 she used her husband s name. The program will include Christmas and Brownie songs.
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London
Prince Philip
Andrew of
Greece
Buckingham Palace
Brownie Troop 693
Charles Reese
Clifton Ct
Tom McKnight
Princess Alice of Battenberg
Princess Andrew
Queen Victoria
Earl Mountbatten
Burma
Denmark
Queen Louise
Sweden
George I
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Beauty Salon
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Rosa Cassity
Phyllis Hubbard
EHU
Jayhawk 4-H Club
Grant School
Jamie Penny
Scott Pine
Erin Hughes
Sandy Pine
Trudy
Bene
RCA
A.F.T
Whitby
the Castle
Morocco
Vickers Gift Shop
Galerie
Arpeja
Kentucky
Hillcrest Salon
Iowa
Ilane
Jesse
Malls Salon
New York
MOM & Dad
Holly
Pence Garden Center
Santa Claus
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