New Life for Nuns in Wisconsin Experimental Community
Twenty nuns from the Roman Catholic order Daughters of the Cross will leave their Shreveport convent to form an experimental religious community in Milwaukee Wisconsin. They will wear modern dress use legal names and live in groups of five or more in Milwaukee apartments with earnings shared among the group. No church funding will be provided. Some plan to work in Milwaukee public schools parochial schools or universities while others seek other fields of work.
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Shreveport
Order of
Daughters of the Cross
Wisconsin
Mary Michael
Milwaukee
Maddox bans miniskirts in Georgia governor's office
Governor Lester Maddox ordered miniskirts banned in his office and warned male department bosses to keep hair short. The memorandum urged skirts to the knees and hair up to the ears to maintain decorum among aides.
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Atlanta
Lester Maddox
Executive Department
Maddox
Wives Free After Trunk Seat Confusion
Asheville patrolman Hoglen stopped Daniel Lunsford for a loud muffler and ditemukan no license or insurance. He impounded the car but released his wife who had hidden in the trunk after a row. Lunsford posted 300 dollars bond on driving offenses.
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Asheville
N.C
Hoglen
Daniel Lunsford
Lunsford
Kinston
Keith Williams
W.H. Heath
Williams
U.S
Iowa House OKs 2 amendments to bridge bill
In Des Moines the Iowa House and Senate moved the bridge bill forward, voting unanimously to approve two amendments and send the measure back to the Iowa Senate for final action. The plan aims to expedite construction of new bridges along the state's eastern and western borders.
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Iowa
Senate
Des Moines
House
Flatts School Board seeks new all around man
The Flatts School Board north of Benton seeks a new teacher principal coach and bus driver to replace Paul Lowe who retired. The one room eight grade school serves 20 students and the board aims to fill a single combined position.
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Benton, Hi
Flatts
Benton
Paul Lowe
She'll Walk At Wedding
In Quincy Massachusetts Joan Pellegrini who lost both feet in an auto crash will walk down the aisle unaided at St Marys church to wed Joseph McDonald of Arlington. The 24 year old learned to move with artificial limbs after injuries that led to amputation.
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Quincy
Mass
Joan Pellegrini
St. Mary's Church
Joseph M. McDonald
Arlington
Interstate bridge bill eyed by Iowa Senate next week
State Senator David Stanley and State Representative Clarence Schmarje of Muscatine Republicans said the Iowa Senate will act early next week on the interstate bridge bill. The House approved the measure unanimously and the Senate earlier passed it 57 to 6, now needing to concur with two House amendments before Governor Hughes can sign.
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Commission
The
Highway Commission
MacArthur
Mississippi River
Burlington
Milton Distelhorst
Charles Miller
Senate
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Miller
Charles Pelton
Clinton
Pelton
David Stanley
Clarence Schmarje
Muscatine
Legislature Sends Bill Back for Final Action
The bill was returned to the Senate for final action due to two amendments that do not alter the main purpose. The House passed the measure authorizing the State Highway Commission by a 110 to 0 vote.
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Senate
House
State Highway Commission
Promoter Refunds Film Money After Rain Postponed Indy 500
Tampa promoter Al Garcia refunds all ticket money for the Indianapolis 500 mile telecast at Curtis Hix on Convention Center. He says the picture quality was unsatisfactory to him and the public. The race began Tuesday, was halted by rain after 18 laps, and completed Wednesday.
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Tampa
Fla
al Garcia
Curtis Hixon Convention Center
Garcia
Crowded Country Seeks Relief From City Crowds
New York AP reports weekend crowds and traffic jams highlight the contrast between city pollution and country recreation. As millions seek outdoor relief, camping and boating grow into big business with running water and electricity at campsites. Ford data estimate spending of 40 billion dollars on outdoor frolic this year, about 200 dollars per person, with tens of millions involved in fishing, camping, boating, and hunting.
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New York
Yosemite
America
Ford Almanac
Ford Motor Co
United States
Rainfall in May Falls Short of Normal in Muscatine
May in Muscatine saw 1.3 inches of rain, well below the 3.69 inch normal, with temperatures from 32 to 92 degrees. Frost appeared on May 3, the high reached 92 on May 25, and 28 inches marked the heaviest rainfall on May 30.
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Muscatine
F. J. ‘Bud’ Bauerbach
YMCA Construction Delayed by Ironworker Shortage
Piling is in place on the Muscatine Iowa Avenue project but progress slows due to a seasonal ironworker shortage. General Secretary Melvin Sussex says completion targets March 1968 with 340 contract days. Dean Fry Construction Co. leads the job with Henry Hemmen supervising Athens at the site.
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Jerry Russell
Muscatine
M.C
Iowa Avenue
Melvin Sussex
YMCA
Dean Fry Construction Co
Davenport
Henry Hemmen
Y.M.C.A
Muscatine Y.M.C.A
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