First woman cadet faces rough West Point challenge
Linda Pickett 17 of Trenton Mo says West Point will be rough for her as a new class of women enters the academy. Rep Jerry Litton nominates her for the Class of 1980. her father Judge Thomas Pickett notes the family angle and tradition at West Point. Linda aims for engineering or science service after graduation.
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Trenton
Linda Pickett
Jerry Litton
D-Ma
Linda
U.S. Military Academy
Thomas O. Pickett
Judge Pickett
Pickett
Military Academy
Air Force
Europe
Michigan
Air Force Academy
Ford
Rep. Litton
Kansas City
Brookfield
Litton
Trenton High School
Missouri
Eyes
43Rd Judicial Circuit
Chillicothe
Cathryn
Thomas Lee
Army
Alexander couple marks 50th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Alexander celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a 2 to 4 p.m. reception January 4 in the Douglas County State Bank meeting room. Hosts are their children and families, Francis Alexander and Jim Springer of Lawrence. They were married January 2, 1926 in Leavenworth County. he retired from Kansas Public Service in 1964 and she works for Lawrence USD 497 at Riverside School. They have five grandchildren and two great grandhildren.
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LeRoy Alexander
Douglas County State Bank
Alexander
Francis Alexander
Jim Springer
Lawrence
Geneva Bateson
Leavenworth County
Kansas Public Service Company
Lawrence Usd 497
Riverside School
Local couple celebrates 50th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Clayton M Crosier 1314 La celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. They were married by Rev Charles Richard of the Christian Church in Lawrence. Attendees included daughters Caroline and G I Gaston Lee Ann and Rick Albuquerque NM Martha and Jim Wood Lizabeth and Mark Lexington MA son Robert in Tehran with wife Sandra teaching English to Iranian TV employees. Also present were Crosier sister Carol Brinegar Cary and Doris Brinegar Brian and Brett Salina and Cecilia Rodriguez KU graduate student who formerly lived with the Crosiers. The couple also received letters and calls from friends and former KU students worldwide.
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Clayton M. Crosier
Sandra
National Iranian Television Corp
Mr. Crosier
Carol Brinegar
Howard
Cary
Doris Brinegar
Brian
Brett
Salina
Cecilia Rodriguez
Kansas University
Crosiers
Women’s Christian Temperance Union Meeting Notice
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union will meet at 9 30 a m Monday with Geneva Johnson at 1840 Learnard. A covered dish luncheon at noon will follow the meeting. Members should bring their own table services. Mr and Mrs Byron Johnson at 1329 E 16th celebrate their 35th anniversary with an open house 2 to 5 p m Thursday hosted by their children Tony Johnson Ft Knox Ky Steve Johnson Pryor Okla Nodyja Raab and others
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Geneva Johnson
Learnard
Byron Johnson
Tony Johnson
Ft. Knox
Steve Johnson
Pryor
Okla
Nodyja Raab
LocalWedding and Community Notices from Lawrence
The list of names includes Kenneth J. Rinke Lucinda Scott Cathy Campbell Howard Shuck Margaret Flynn Rosemary Belot Clara Dodson Mark Boyer James Redford Sandra Case Ben Yarmer Arthur Young Freda Whitebread Nancy Coleman Judy Schwedel Charles Courter Jack Vincent Viola Cobb and local couples from Lawrence invited to a celebration. The Past Noble Grands Club meets at IOOF Hall Friday at 2 pm. Dr Vernon Branson recovers from a mild heart attack and plans to return to work after hospital release.
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Kenneth J. Rinke
Ter
Lucinda Scott
Overlook Circle
Cathy Campbell
Pomona
Howard Shuck
Baldwin
Margaret Flynn
Rosemary Belot
Walden Court
Clara Dodson
Second
Arkansas
Mark Boyer
W. 15Th
James Redford
Sandra Case
Lecompton
Ben Yarmer
Eudora
Arthur Young
W. Second
Freda Whitebread
Mass
Nancy Coleman
Homestead
Vernon Branson
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Women Errupt Into Power Places in 1975
A roundup of firsts with women in politics, religion, sports, arts, and leadership. Margaret Thatcher nears prime ministership. Annie Baeta Jiagge and Cynthia Wedel join WCC presidium. Junko Tabei scales Everest. Bernadette Olowo first Vatican ambassador. Elizabeth Domitien leads Africa’s first woman premier. Mary Lou Williams jazz at St Patrick’s Cathedral. New York’s women centered bank. Princeton valedictorian and salutatorian go to women. Rabia Ferhat leads Algerian town council. Karen Stead wins Soap Box Derby. Cyndi Meserve plays on men’s NCAA team. Margaret Bush Wilson heads NAACP. Rayell Andreychuk helms YMCA Canada. Kathleen Nolan becomes SAG president.
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New York
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Tories
General Assembly of the
World Council of Churches
Annie Baeta Jiagge
Ghana
Cynthia Wedel
Alexandria
National Council of Churches
Mt. Everest
Junko Tabei
Saitama Prefecture
Japan
Mary Lou Williams
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Africa
Elizabeth Domitien
Central African Republic
India
Sri Lanka
Women’s Bank
Princeton
Algeria
Rabia Ferhat
Hamadia
Karen Stead
Morrisville
Cyndi Meserve
Livermore Falls
Maine
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
St. Louis
Margaret Bush Wilson
Ymca of Canada
Rayell Andreychuk
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Kathleen Nolan
Real McCoys
Screen Actors Guild
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Charles Courter
McLouth
Jack Vincent
Viola Cobb
Ridge
Rich Jones
Keith Johnson
Kenneth Johnson
Noble Grands
IOOF
Jor Amopuone
Lawrence Kansas
Vatican
Bernadette Olowo
Uganda
First Bank
U.S
Calhoun
SUE
BOK
Massachusetts
Parsons
Kenne
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