Women's lib has its day at the Soldiers Memorial ceremonies as WAC M.Sgt. Cleo L. Childers, an Army reservist, receives her award from G. Duncan Bauman. At right, Sgt. David B. Miller shows his award to his wife.
This video is a conversation between Alan Laird and William E. Fowler. They discuss the life of Levy Laird, a remarkable African-American who was a cook on the Southern Pacific passenger trains for more than thirty years. Alan Laird tells a poignant story about his father, Levy Laird, whose ancestors were enslaved persons in Louisiana and his (Levy's) journey from rural Louisiana to become a respected member of the African-American community of Oakland, California.
Working in Another Medium, more than 1,000 students from fourth grade through senior high school contributed poetry and essays to a contest sponsored by the Globe-Democrat.
First place winners were Donna Schweiger of Freeburg, Ill., senior division; Brook A. Reinhold of St. Louis, junior division; and John Alldredge of Caseyville, Ill, intermediate division. Second-place winners were Denise Ann
Sixteen more St. Louis area youngsters have reached the semifinal round of the 26th annual Spelling Bee sponsored by The Globe Democrat. The 16 spellers survived quarterfinal competition Saturday in two sessions at the J. C. Penney auditorium at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. Some 160 students competed. The afternoon round winners are: front row from left, Lori Reed, Kevin Harmann, Pam
Winning Spellers -- Sixteen more champion spellers from the St. Louis area have gained spots in the 27th annual Spelling Bee sponsored by The Globe-Democrat. They are, front row, from left, Joan Caldwell, Ann Newman, Gina Cattalini and Breck Washam. Back row, Barbara O'Brien, Mark Kemna, Maureen Ringling and Kris Setina.
Winning Spellers -- Sixteen more champion spellers from the St. Louis area have gained spots in the 27th annual Spelling Bee sponsored by The Globe-Democrat. They are, from left, Darren Snow, Jill Anderson, Mary Fitzgerald, Larry State, Le Ann Johnson, Ann Galutera, Susan Ann Gutierrez and Karen Girshner.
KWK's Television Antenna, twice as tall at the 40-foot "clover leaf" antenna once used for FM broadcasting, will go up on the Globe-Democrat Tower Building at Twelfth and Cole streets. Workmen are shown as they strung cable and telephone lines to the top of the 500-foot tower yesterday preparatory to dismantling that FM antenna portion and replacing it with an 80-foot "bat wing" antenna for TV.
Globe's trivia contest TV winners, New Deal Store. Two of the six winners that showed up for the picture, left to right front row: Bert Borth and K.C. Bouzek. Back left to right: Tommy Farhatt, Joe Farhatt, Steve Mizerany and Joe Farhatt Jr.
Dressed for Bicentennial: The Globe-Democrat newspaper vending machine outside The Globe-Democrat building gets new paint job to honor the Bicentennial.