30 Women Join VMI Ranks Ending All Male Tradition
Angelia Pickett of Glasgow Kentucky and 30 other women enter Virginia Military Institute as the first female cadets in 158 years. The board approved integration, with uniforms, barracks, and disciplinary rules unchanged, while the state funds renovations and staff. The court battles and potential attrition echo The Citadel case as new cadets face strict discipline and social challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Angelia Pickett
Virginia Military Institute
Pickett
Glasgow
Citadel
Shannon Faulkner
South Carolina Military College
Wea
VMI
Joseph Bunting
Protestant churches edge closer to unity
Protestant leaders move toward shared communion and pulpits as ELCA debates a Lutheran Reformed pact with Presbyterian and United Church of Christ bodies. Some Lutheran leaders warn it could compromise confessional Lutheranism while observers expect approval of the Lutheran Reformed accord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
Howard Mettee
Greenville
ELCA
A.L. Barry
Presbyterian Church
Reformed Church In
America
United Church of Christ
Four killed as car runs stop sign in Tucson
A speeding sedan ran a stop sign in Tucson, killing eight people including five children aged 3 to teens. Seven died at the scene and one died at hospital. five others, among them the sedan driver, were injured after a brief chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Brian Delis
JonBenet Ramsey Parents Pose for Newspaper Pictures
Denver reports the private Ramsey family allowed a newspaper to photograph them and JonBenet’s photographed items, including John and Patsy Ramsey with Burke and Patsy Ramsey on JonBenet’s bed. The piece notes JonBenet’s death on December 26 and the ongoing police investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
JonBenet Ramsey
JonBenet
John
Patsy Ramsey
Aon Burke
Boulder
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cat Newsline
Cena Sme
Auu
Dewitt Sports
Ment Sales
Mt. Bikes
Wroe
Meli
ENNIS
Rossignol
Atomic
du Lange
Nordica
Buron
Marmont Dewitt Sports
Syracuse
Smile
Dewitt
Emmaus
Naval Academy
Kelly Sullivan
Jackson, Ga
Disco
Ohamninn
Wawarmapawas
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Bunting
Rachel Love
Jen Johin
Virginia
Highland County High School
Jolin
Richmark
Steamusa
Inge
USA
Sita
Philadelphia
Luther
John Calvin
Europe
Hans Andrae
Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod
Christ
Michael Rogness
Luther Seminary
St. Paul, Minn
Rogness
Lutheran Assembly
Ated Press
JonBenet’s
The
Associated Press
Pare Cueto
Mulaleinah Elena Nolator
Ont
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!