Free State Bicentennial buffet ball opens doors for 500
Gloria Byers will prepare a Colonial all day buffet for up to 500 guests at Old Liberty Hall as Lawrence marks the Bicentennial start. Joan Moffet seeks 500 reservations by Monday with events including parades and concerts in South Park and a 7.50 admission with dinner and entertainment.
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Gloria Byers
Mrs. Byers
Old Liberty Hall
Free State Opera House
Joan Moffet
Lawrence
South Park
George Washingtons
Suzanne Coil
Ann Wiklund
317Th Supply and Service Battalion
U.S. Army Reserve
Carol Counts
United States Army Reserve Band
Liberty Hall
Ric Averill
Army probes discharge prospects for two lesbian WACs
Two WACs, Barbara Randolph and Debbie Watson, reveal they are lesbians and oppose an Army push toward elimination from service. An Army spokesman said an investigative board may convene soon to decide, with possible dishonorable discharge but no final ruling yet. The pair have support from civil rights and women's groups in Massachusetts.
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Boston
Wacs
Fort Devens
Pfc
Barbara Randolph
Jeffersonville
Ind
Debbie Watson
San Antonio
Tex
Ft. Devens
Ms. Randolph
Ms. Watson
Army Security Agency Office
Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
National Organization For Women
Gay Media Action
Randolph
Army
Army Security Agency
WAC
Ayer
Do It Yourself Beauty Salons Stir Upset Cash Jitters
Beauty shops face a DIY trend as customers dye and set hair themselves in coat rooms and dryers. Maniquists report clients borrowing tools and even tipping for products to save costs. Managers warn small savings threaten business with rising rents and supplies.
Local Marriage Licenses List Couples by City
The births list multiple couples with ages and addresses, showing marriages to be recorded. Names include Ming-Biann Lin Yueh O Liang Darrell J. Wiens Arleen L. Cook Raymond D. Magee Connie S. Jacobsen Eric D. Kirkendall Catherine A. Schmidt Carl T. Ficken Mary C. Blackburn Theodore L. Starr Paula L. Weller Philip E. Flading Mary E. Annis Michael F. Neilson Cynthia D. Parish Herbert B. Mosher Mary C. Lewis David L. Shirk Karen E. Barton Charles L. Schlee Carolyn S. Hagan Roger C. Flory Teresa A. Gentry.
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Ming-Biann Lin
Ohio
Yueh O Liang
Darrell J. Wiens
Dread
Arleen L. Cook
Kansas City
Kan
Raymond D. Magee
Lawrence
Connie S. Jacobsen
Eric D. Kirkendall
Catherine A. Schmidt
Topeka
Carl T. Ficken
Johnson Ave
Mary C. Blackburn
Western
Theodore L. Starr
Weston
Paula L. Weller
Philip E. Flading
Tenn
Mary E. Annis
Michael F. Neilson
Independence
Cynthia D. Parish
Great Bend
Herbert B. Mosher
Mary C. Lewis
David L. Shirk
Karen E. Barton
Charles L. Schlee
Carolyn S. Hagan
Roger C. Flory
Teresa A. Gentry
Day Camp Staff Train at Hidden Valley Thursday
Session I staff of Lawrence Eudora Girl Scout day camps will gather at Hidden Valley from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for campsite orientation and unit leadership training. Pat Stovall of Lawrence will direct the session with Amye Scott of Eudora assisting. Allice Vanney departs out-of-state. Babysitters will be at Ar-ca-loo-ka headquarters cabin.
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Lawrence-Eudora
Hidden Valley
Ar-ca-loo-ka
Pat Stovall
Lawrence
Allice Vanney
Amye Scott
Eudora
Stovall
Long Haired Blonde Salon Snafu Sparks Customer Backlash
A scene in a neighborhood salon shows a long haired blonde under a dryer clipping her toenails in view of others while she brings her own scissors. Prices rise sharply with some doubling as patrons struggle to pay and save. One owner notes a cashing of checks limit at the desk and that women with allowance checks expected change from small bills.
Minister to appeal threat conviction in Kansas church case
The Rev. Harold Knight, a Baptist minister, says he will appeal after a district court sentenced him to one to five years for making a terrorist threat against a congregant. He was released on five thousand dollar bond pending appeal following his May 15 conviction for a phone threat to the woman’s father after she left services May 19, 1974.
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Chanute
Kan
Harold Knight
Knight
George Donaldson
Anna May Walker
Ocie B. Beck
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Free State
Debi Licklider
Douglas County Historical Society
Vivian Brown
Bonita’s Fashions
West 23Rd Street
McDonald's
Yaketys
Eige
Massachusetts
Petunias
Celesia
Agoratum
Perriwinkle
Allyssum
Zinnias
Begonias
Lantana
Phlox
New York
Fushia
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