Local group aids Vietnamese adoptions amid mortality data
A Pittsburgh area adoption effort notes 52 of 60 Vietnamese infants released for adoption died before paperwork could be completed. Friends of Children of Viet Nam aims to reduce deaths by delivering medicines to Vietnamese orphanages and expediting paperwork. Local family Mr and Mrs John Boulton plan an FCVN meeting Tuesday at their home. their son Christopher, eight months, is part of a bi racial adoptive family.
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Pennsylvania
Denver
Colo
Vietnam
Friends of Children of
Viet Nam
Lawrence
Kansas City
John Boulton
Boultons
FCVN
Christopher
Boulton
Sally
Lutheran Social Service
United States
South Vietnam
Ind
Journal-World Photo
Vietnam orphans find welcome home as FCVN aids
Mrs. Boulton recalls letter from Rosemary Taylor an Australian nurse in Vietnam that brought Christopher to Denver amid a crowd awaiting Vietnamese babies FCVN units organize aid shipments from Denver and Lawrence to supply orphanages with medicine and supplies Rep Patsy Mink seeks reduced adoption bureaucracy while FCVN plans fundraisers and workshops to educate the public about these children whose American fathers left after the war
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Rosemary Taylor
Vietnam
Christopher
Carole
Rep. Mink
Congress
FCVN
Boulton
Lawrence
Kansas City
Unicef
The Hard Truth About Modern Women and Choices
A reflective essay argues that advancing female participation in work and independence creates new pressures. It notes high work rates for women yet persistent domestic burdens, and calls for balancing career with family through concessions and compromises rather than choosing one path.
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American Association of University Women
Billie Jean
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Gatherings
A busy social calendar lists noon High Twelve at the Virginia Inn with Wes FitzGerald of the Lawrence Credit Bureau as speaker. Tuesday features numerous clubs and meetings, including the Year Round Club, Twenty Century Club, Progressive Reading Club, Vinland Extension Homemakers Unit, and many others with varied hosts and locations across Lawrence.
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Virginia Inn
Wes FitzGerald
The
Lawrence Credit Bureau
Cloyd Achning
Twentieth Century Club
John Weatherwax
Marion Turner
Ridge Ct
Forrest Brown
Kasold
Vinland F Extension
Methodist Church
A. T. Hodges
St. Indora
Masonic Hall
Quivira Club
Ivan van Nortwick
Melholland
Lawrence Association For the Education of
Hilltop
Oread
Alice Mberhart
Slagle School
Xi Gamma
Virginia O'Conner
Douglas Salon
Legionaires
Beta Mu
Beta Sigma Phi
Robinstein
la Sertoma Club
Navarre Hall
Haskell Grounds
Alpha Zeta
Jépsilon Sigma Alpha
International
Dwight Brinkley
Xi Gamma Omega
Dwight Norris
Old Sheets Make Queen Beds From Full Size Flats
A tip shows how to convert full size flat sheets into queen size bed coverings by placing the 81 by 108 inch sheet on a 60 by 80 inch mattress with 10 inch side allowances and 14 inch end allowances. The sheet is tucked and sewn at corners using elastic for stretch.
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Women’s Editor
Patsy Mink
Hawaii
Ton
Ms. Taylor
Mrs. Boulton
Gi’s
Wadsworth Veterans Aid
South Park Recreation Center
Carmen Cabrera
Bert Nash Clinic
Penta Presbyterian
Jack Rader
Bareith Ct
Harold Mallett
Ohio
Cecile Roney
Glenn Smiley
N.Y
W. G. Altimari
Barker
Elden Willey
Belle Crest
Ray Hiner
Ark
Florence Walter
United Methodist Women of the First United Methodist Church
David Wendall
Sage Brush
George Wilson
Pamela Ln
Altrtsa Club
Pam
Castle
Dorothy Casey
Forrest
Lawrence Newcomer's Club
Iidridge House
Stella Denton
Alex Donnelly
Stratford
Oakridge
Dwane Schaake
Washington, D.C
University Women's Club
Harriet Dyer
Marvonne
M. N. Penny
Tenn
Lawrence Association For Children With Learning Disabilities
Douglas County State Bank
American Baptist Center
W. 19Th St
Beverlee Anderson
KU Business School
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
Holiday Inn
Arden Booth
PHO
Cottonwood Inc
PIO
Glenn Lessenden
Tandora Nineteen Hundred and New Club
St. Paul United
Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lawrence Public Library
Lulu
McCanles
Anne H. Burleigh
John Adams
Hayrack
Gerald Dwyer
Rebekah Lodge
Europe
Neeks
Massachusetts
Agion
Kashlana
Leth Tabh
Truman Harding
Ahiine
Dry Cleaners
Hillcrest
Malle
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