Women Hired Increase at State Department Amid Suit
The State Department admits few women in the diplomatic corps but says the numbers are rising. A sex discrimination class action claims bias in hiring, promotion, and assignments. Women make up 9 percent of Foreign Service Officers, with 312 of 3,461, and over 40 years only seven women have served as ambassadors.
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Washington
State Department
Department
Henry A.kissinger
Boston
National Urban League
Kissinger
Foreign Service
U.S
Community events calendar heavy with August notices
Local schedule lists MONDAY events at Little Dixie CB Club and Monterey Restaurant plus VFW and OATS bus services through August 17. Friday through Sunday include PWP trips, VFW carnivals, Rotary, reunions, and church circles with times and locations across Montgomery City Centralia Lakeview Park Eminence and Kansas City World’s of Fun trip details.
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Little Dixie CB Club
Courthouse
Monterey
Mari Simpson
VFW
OATS
Montgomery City
Columbia
Courtney
St. Louis Muny Opera
Olver
Wellsville
First Presbyterian Church
Lakeview Park
Ralltree
Eminence
Oliver
Bethel Church
Lawrence Shelter
Plunkett Park
Railhouse
Centralia
Gayle Harrison
Kansas City
Backyard Fair Plans for Leukemia and MD Funds
Sheila Duncan, 12, plans a backyard fair at 815 Robin Hood for Aug 18 from 10 30 a m to 4 p m with rain date a week later. She and 10 workers will raise funds for the Leukemia Society of America and the Muscular Dystrophy fund featuring ring toss fortune telling catch a block beanbag toss and other games plus puppet show music and a turtle show with hot dogs popcorn and ice cream for refreshments.
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Sheila Duncan
Backyard Fair
McDermit
Robin Hood
Billie G. Duncan
Robin Hood Rd
Leukemia Society of American
Sheila
Sharon
Susan
Mark Jenkins
Charlotte Young
Jennifer Potts
Kay Iman
Cindy Sparks
Billie Duncan Jr
Jaseah Davis
Lisa
Experts Warn Against Unsafe Canning Methods
Food experts warn first time canners against using old recipes and open kettle methods. They urge against using dishwasher canned approaches and aspirin to alter acidity, note unsafe jar lids, and stress that low acid foods require pressure canning to prevent botulism.
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Louise W. Hamilton
Gerald D. Kuhn
Karen Rugh
Farm Journal
Hassel Bradley
Carole Sundberg
Michigan
Silver wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Lee Mitchell
Mr and Mrs Lee Mitchell celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house at Holliday Christian Church from 2:00 to 4:30 PM on Sunday. Their son Biddy and daughter Cindy host. guests invited. no gifts requested. Extension program guest Gil Rhodes discusses the University of Missouri Extension Center on See TV Channel 12 with a repeat the next day.
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Lee Mitchell
Holliday Christian Church
Gil Rhodes
University of Missouri Extension Center
See Tv
Rhodes
Ersary
S. Mitchell
Biddy Mitchell
Cindy Mitchell
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