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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1978
Page
7
Erma Bombeck reflects on the Class of 49, memories of a dull year between trends. She recalls a pep assembly on Good Friday, a racy prom, teachers eloping, and quirky classmates like Janey Wilks and Stud Turf.
Sparta couple Rebecca Brown and Kenneth Diercks announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage with Aug. 18 ceremony planned. Rebecca Brown works at Sparta Insurance and Realty, a Sparta High School graduate of 1977. Kenneth Diercks is a 1976 Chester High School graduate employed by Clemens Lumber in Chester. Sheryl Goodman and Ryan Shipton announce their cent. Goodman, daughter of Steve Goodman of Johnston City and Mrs. Arnold Shipton of Rockton, is Bradley University 1977 graduate and nuclear medicine technology student at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Dyer Indiana. Shipton is a 1977 Bradley graduate employed by Westinghouse, currently assigned in Tehran, Iran, with an Oct. 7 wedding planned.
Seventeen magazine features an 18 year old boy on its March cover, Donald Andrew McLean Jr., from West Long Branch New Jersey, marking the first gender cover change in its 33 year history.
Mr and Mrs James D Duncan of Benton formerly Herrin mark 25 years with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mead owdale Community Building Herrin 920 E Tyler St. They wed March 8 1953 and have four children James Jr Crystal Warren Scott and Jon plus three grandchildren.
The governing board of the National Council of Churches approved a 1978 budget of 24,154,990 dollars, down 196,260 from the prior year. Overseas missions and services account for 76 percent of the total.
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