Sgt. Grow returns home after Vietnam service with honors
Sgt. Dennis Grow, stationed in Vietnam for a year, returns to Eudora to visit his mother Mrs. Arleta Grow. He has earned the Air Medal for 25 missions, the Bronze Star with V, two Army commendations for valor, and two Purple Hearts before reporting to Ft. Hood Texas to complete two years more in service.
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Dennis Grow
Vietnam
Eudora
Arleta Grow
Grow
Ft. Hood
Tex
Local Women Represent Lawrence PBX Club at National Convention
Martha Donoho and Iah Molby attended the 13th annual international PBX Clubs convention in San Diego from July 16 to 20. Delegates from the United States Mexico City and Canada joined tours to Mexico and heard Ivy Baker Priest former U S treasurer and California state treasurer as a featured speaker. Next year’s gathering is set for St Louis Missouri.
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Martha Donoho
Iah Molby
Lawrence
San Diego
Calif
United States
Mexico City
Canada
Mexico
Ivy Baker Priest
California
St. Louis
Interviews Reveal Few Can Identify Moon Men
In Hagerstown Maryland reporters from the Hagerstown Morning Herald found that only 53 of 100 people surveyed could name Neil Armstrong as the first man to walk on the moon.
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Hagerstown, Md
Hagerstown Morning Herald
Neil Armstrong
Debutante Balls Endure Amid Youth Protests and Tradition
Debutante presentations persist as a valued social rite despite youth protests against elders. Miss Beatrice Joyce of the International Debutante Ball notes debuts offer social opportunities and help steer youths away from hippie culture. The annual December event features about 50 girls from the U S and 15 foreign countries, with Maureen Finch among honorees.
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Joyce
United States
Maureen Finch
Robert Finch
France
The
International
Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmans Club
West Point
Annapolis
Air Force Academy
Thailand
Miss Joyce
Local Social Events Highlight July Gatherings
Social activities include a coffee welcoming Mrs. Denniston at the Buck home in Burling ton and a July bridge luncheon at Lawrence Country Club hosted by Mrs. Dolbier and Mrs. King. Jaycees host archery, Golden Age Group meets with a covered dish, and garden club activities pivot to a scrapbook workshop after rain damage. Five new Eagle Auxiliary members join Aerie 309, and a sidewalk bazaar booth plus a $100 donation to Bess Stone Activity Center are approved. Five Ottawa visitors attend.
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Douglas County Medical Auxiliary
Charles Denniston
Burlington
Iowa
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
H. W. Buck
Abilene
Eagle’s Auxiliary
Aerie 309
Rose Smith
Joan Powell
Evelyn Dockery
Frieda Anderson
Carrie Plake
10Th
Massachusetts
Bess Stone
Ottawa
Social Calendar Highlights Local Women Groups and Clubs
Bethel No 48 of Job's Daughters meets 7 p.m. in the Masonic Temple for a majority ceremony. PEO Chapter CQ hosts coffee for Mrs James R Surface at 10 a.m. at Mrs W W Hambleton's home on Oxford Road. Jaycee Jaynes gathers 7:30 p.m. at University State Bank Suburban Room. Lawrence Country Club hosts a bridge luncheon and social hour at noon with a 12:45 p.m. luncheon. Lawrence Color Camera Club holds a meeting in South Park Recreation Center in the afternoon.
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Roy Halverstadt
Jaycee Jaynes
University State Bank
Bethel
Job’s
Masonic Temple
James R. Surface
W. W. Hambleton
Oxford Rd
Lawrence Country Club
Lawrence Color Camera Club
South Park Recreation Center
Man tires of moon landing coverage on TV
Stephen Armstrong of Wapakoneta Ohio said on Monday he was tired of the repeated television pictures of his son's historic steps on the moon. He commented, you get tired of looking at that idiot box even if your son is on it.
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Wapakoneta, Ohio
Stephen Armstrong
Mother to Leave Without Child in Havana Saga
Joanne Washington of Philadelphia abandons her bid to take her 3-year-old daughter Jennifer from her ex-husband Tom a Philadelphia chemist and airline hijacker. She plans to depart Havana Friday due to lack of funds and diplomatic limits on removing the child without the father’s consent. A U S court had awarded custody. Washington took Jennifer during a pre Christmas visit and brought her to Havana aboard his hijacked Philadelphia to Miami jet.
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Havana
Joanne Washington
Philadelphia
United States
U.S
Washington
Jennifer
Sudja and Hornberger Engagement from Baldwin Couple
Miss Victoria Marie Sudja and Victor David Hornberger announce their engagement. Both are Baldwin High School 1969 graduates planning to attend Kansas State University this fall. Wedding date not set.
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Willard L. Holladay Sr
Ash St
Gloria Kaye
John W. Musick Jr
John W. Musick Sr
Route 5
Miss Holladay
Lawrence High School
Norris Brothers Inc
Kansas University
Musick
Kansas State College
Pittsburg
Nick Kring
Route 1
Baldwin
Victoria Marie Sudja
Victor David Hornberger
Charles Hornberger
Route 2
Miss Sudja
Mr. Hornberger
Baldwin High School
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Mrs Nixon Plans Special Visits During Asia-Romania Trip
First Lady Pat Nixon schedules child care medical and rehabilitation project visits during President Nixon's 12 day 24000 mile Asia Romania itinerary. She will join six official dinners and tours in Manila Bangkok and Thailand, with Imelda Marcos and Queen Sirikit, plus venom extraction demo.
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Washington
Pat Nixon
Foil Protects Oven From Pie Drips
A home tip advises placing foil on a lower shelf under a pie to catch spills. Cut the foil larger than the pie pan and turn up its edges so drips are caught without significantly hindering bottom crust browning.
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Gloria Kaye Holladay
Roy Cropp
Clark
Kent
West Coast
Boulder
Colo
Charles Kassingers
Calgary
Victoria
Los Angeles
Grand Prairie
Cropps
Gordon Montney
Wesleyan Service Guild
First United Methodist Church
Miss Nettie
Wismer
Hilda Koehler
Marie Brown
Lydia Unit
Baker University
F. E. Kester
Tom Page
Urbana, Il
Fred Kester
Midland, Tex
R. M. Holmer
Wichita
James Smith
Barker
Oklahoma City
Fred Lorenz
J. S. Tobler
A.I. St
Phil Blough
Tobler
Tammy Brubeck
Blough
John
Mary Elizabeth Gillispie
Lynn Kandykowicz
Lawrence Ave
Rosemary Pinet
12Th St
Sears
By Linda Kramer
AP News
Beatrice Joyce
John Dolbier
W. D. King
Melvin Copp
N. 9Th St
Timothy
Clarence Knapp
Carl Bucheim
Bill Hillix
Kansas City
Terry
Tammy
French Thomas
Gerald Raybern
Sondra
Henry Smalta
Larry
Marsha
Meriden
Southside Church of Christ
25Th and
Ernest Mason
Bert Floro
Roy Smith
Fred Bukowich
Luanne
Gretchen
Maurice Lawson
Bukowich
Green Thumb Garden Club
Ruth Sleeper
9Th St
Douglas County
Jerry Avey Vi
Hillcrest
Mrs. Nixon
Manilla
Imelda Marcos
Bangkok
Queen Sirikit
Nixon
Honolulu
Hornet
Roper & Hardwick
Your Gas Company
Kansas Public Service CO
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