Blindness No Handicap To Pretty Schoolmarm
Marcia Setzer, a 32 year old teacher from Jefferson City, lost most sight by 1960 yet became Missouri’s among the first blind public school teachers. She began using a magnifying glass in 1957 at White Hall Illinois to correct homework and later trained in Braille while living with her parents. Her father William J Setzer was director of the Missouri Temperance League.
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Blind teacher proves there is more to life than a handicap
Marcia, who filled a nine day substitute post in high school English and French, trained at Lincoln University and a Minnesota rehab center for the blind to learn travel training and self care. She now teaches Spanish and French in Dexter Missouri using Braille, tapes, and the National Braille Press. She urges sighted people to see blind persons as people with broad lives and talents.
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Chorus to Opera: Patricia Brooks Debuts with NYC Opera
Patricia Brooks from the Broadway production Sound of Music will debut with the New York City Opera in October as the daughter in The Inspector General. The 26 year old soprano won her place from Talent Sixty, a Broadway Show League showcase for rising talent.
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Sound of Music
New York City Opera
Social Security Expands Survivor Benefits in 1960s Reform
The 1940s to 1960s amendments broaden survivor coverage for widows dependent mothers and disabled children. Benefits now extend to widows and dependents of workers who died after March 31 1940 with age and disability criteria. Local Social Security Office at 117 W Boscawen St offers full details.
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Retired Officers State Group Plans Meetings
About 15 retired officers from Winchester and Frederick County are invited to two Virginia Retired Officers Association luncheons. The first on Oct. 14 at the Marine Corps School Quantico will be hosted by Lt. Gen. E W Snedeker. the second on Oct. 28 at Fort Lee Petersburg by Maj. Gen. Alfred B. Denniston. Members and nonmembers may attend. Reservations to Box 366 Mathews. Honorary president is Gen. Leonard T. Gerow USA ret. of Petersburg.
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Eddie Fisher Goes Hollywood With Big Production Talks
Eddie Fisher arrives in Hollywood for negotiations with major studios on a multi million dollar deal. The singer and actor plans to produce his TV show and now eyeing Anna Karenina as his first project starring wife Elizabeth Taylor. He cites Tolstoy novel research and hints at possible shooting location in Russia depending on government relations.
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Ohio Methodist Theological School Opens in Delaware
The new Methodist Theological School near Delaware, Ohio, trains its first students as Ohio Wesleyan University donates land and Methodists pledge over 4 million dollars for the project.
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Television Schedule Fragment Highlights Classic Programs
A dense list details daily TV programming with show times and titles across networks. Notable entries include Burns and Allen, The Three Stooges, The Lone Rangers, The Californans, Nixon Kennedys, and late night features such as Jack Paar Show and Twilight Zone.
TV HIGHLIGHTS Kennedy Nixon Debate And Prime Time Lineup
All networks carry the second Kennedy Nixon debate with split screen coverage in New York and Los Angeles. Prime time features Route 66, Black November, Westerner, School Days, 77 Sunset Strip, The Offinde Ice Caper, Eleanor Roosevelt’s Diamond Jubilee Plus One, Mr. Garland, Robert Taylor, Michael Shayne, Twilight Zone and The Law and Mr Jones with star returns and notable guest appearances.
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Shakespeare Festival to Tour With Two Plays in Winter
The American Shakespeare Festival will tour 18 cities this winter with A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Winter's Tale. Bert Lahr will be a special guest star. The 1961 repertoire includes King Lear As You Like It and Troilus and Cressida based on this season's audience poll.
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American Shakespeare Festival
Bert Lahr
Reppertoire
King Lear
Troilus and
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