Nursing nuns adopt practical white uniforms at Georgetown
At Georgetown University Hospital nursing nuns switch from traditional habits to white uniforms with shoulder length veils. Thirteen sisters participate in a several months trial, choosing styles while staying in uniform. The change, allowed by Vatican II decree, improves mobility and comfort and helps patients approach without hesitation.
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Washington
Georgetown University Hospital
M. Francesca Lumpo
Order of Sisters of St. Joseph
Francesca
Braceville notes fund raising and community events
Braceville School Community Club met at Vernon McCoy's home to plan next year's programs and fund raising. The first regular meeting is at 7 30 p m Sept 5 in the Community Hall with a 25 cent ham supper per family and introductions to new staff. The club plans to buy a radio receiver for school safety. Also notes memorials and social get togethers in Braceville and nearby Gardner with brief family visit reports and recoveries.
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Braceville School
Vernon McCoy
Board of Education
New Books at Morris Library Hours and Highlights
Morris Library lists weekly hours with adult and children's rooms and Saturday times. It previews current periodicals including Business Week Travel Field and Stream Harper's Natural History Today's Health Atlantic Hobbies Christian Century Sports Illustrated Consumer Reports Scientific American.
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Natural History
Antarctica
Atlantic
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak
Svetlana Alliluyeva
le Mans
France
Scientific American
Illinois House approves bill allowing newsmen in polling places
The Illinois House passed a Senate-approved measure 89 69 to let news media observe polling place tabulations. Rep. Alan Johnston supported expanding access while Rep. John Merlo criticized it as risking chaos. Johnston said regulators could limit numbers to prevent crowding.
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House
Springfield, Ill
Illinois House
John Merlo
Chicago
Merlo
Cook County
Edward J. Barratt
Therr
Scientists Train Goldfish to Probe Protein Memory Links
Researchers work with goldfish to study how protein levels influence memory. Early tests show notable changes in learning ability as protein exposure varies, suggesting a biological mechanism behind short term and long term memory formation.
Furness Announces Engagement to TV Executive Midgeley
Betty Furness special assistant for consumer affairs to President Johnson and Leslie Midgeley a television executive announced their engagement in Washington. The couple plans a August 15 wedding in New York with Furness aged 51 and Midgeley 52 noting past marriages and losses.
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Washington
Betty Furness
Johnson
Leslie Midgeley
New York
Miss Furness
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Fred Mayer Sr
Clarence Namehick
Linda
Boyd
David
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Mary
Ethel Fisher
Paulette
Dalton
Charles B. Allen
Mary Alexander
Henry Creech Jr
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Swift Premium
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Harper’s Magazine
California
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E. Washington St
Furness Engaged
Hugh Ernst
Midgeley
Paul Cable
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Loyal Order of Moose
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