"The $36 million St. Louis Gateway Convention and Exhibition Center was dedicated Thursday, March 31, 1977, with the four-square-block facility 98.08 per cent completed. The first convention will be the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in June. The Center houses a 240,000-square-foot exhibition hall--the size of five football fields--which can be subdivided with movable
Participating in Church News Clinic, which was sponsored by The Globe-Democrat Monday from left are: Willam P. Lamkin, publicity director of the Presbyterian Council, moderator; Walter E. Orthwein, Globe-Democrat church editor, and Dr. O. Walter Wagner, executive director of the Metropolitan Church Federation, who gave the invocation.
Champagne toast is offered at dedication of downtown Equitable Building Tuesday. From left: A. J. O'Brien, president of the Chamber of Commerce: James P. Hickok, president of Civic Center Redevelopment Corp.; Miss Kathy Robinson, Miss Equitable Building; James F. Oates, Jr., former Equitable board chairman, and J. Hentry Smith, Equitable's president and chief executive officer.
Presenting a Check for $26,000 to Miss Elizabeth Griffing, the winner of the Crossword Quizzer puzzle No. 22 is G. Duncan Bauman, Globe-Democrat Business Manager. Miss Griffing 4633 Lindell Blvd. is a practical nurse. Before receiving the check she commented, "I credit my dictionary for helping me solve the Quizzer puzzle correctly."
Consolation Prize Winners in last week's Globe-Democrat Crossword Quizzer contest receive checks for $250 from Public Relations Director George W. Carson. They are Mrs. Robert Palan (center) of 7227 Creveling Dr., University City, and Mrs. Martha McGill, 1479A Clara.