Schaefer Orphans Ready for Christmas
The seven Schaefer girls of Levittown Pennsylvania pose with a plastic Santa and presents as they prepare for Christmas. Orphans since 1961, their father George Schaefer died in a car crash three months after their mother Georgette passed during birth. Children listed: Georgette 3, Barbara 10, Maria 8, Pamela 5, Linda 11, Janice 7, Eleanor 12.
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Atomic test blast at Nevada site linked to canal plan
Washington reports another underground nuclear device detonation at the Nevada test site as part of excavation technique tests that could aid a proposed sea level canal through Central America. The Friday blast yielded the energy equivalent of about 100 tons of TNT.
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Johnson daughter chairs nationwide teen program drive
Lucie Bains Johnson, the President’s daughter, becomes chair of the National Foundation-March of Dimes teen-age program. She writes to 2,000 teen leaders urging action to prevent birth defects, which affect about 230,000 children yearly. In Africa, white rhinos vanish in some areas yet overpopulate Umfolozi, rising from 20 to 700 in the 100 square mile reserve.
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Seven Girls Await Christmas Joy in Levittown Family
In Levittown, seven sisters led by Barbara Schaefer eagerly anticipate Christmas. Each girl names desired gifts from dolls and clothes to games and a toy dog. Their parents died recently, Georgette lives with relatives, and aunt Liz says the children remain hopeful and happy as they wait for the holiday.
Smith Appointed to Iowa Water Resources Council
Prof H Sidwell Smith former Muscatine resident named among eight members of the new Iowa Water Resources Research Institute. He heads civil engineering at the University of Town. The institute, formed under the 1964 Water Resources Research Act, will solicit proposals and allocate funds through existing university units. Iowa State University and the University of Iowa collaborate on the program.
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Walter Resources Research
Iowa
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