Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 127, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 16, 1968 Page: 4 of 22
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4 Tt&sdav, July 16, 1966 OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES
• • * --
Paris in Spring Filled With Drama
Culture Quest Involves City an in Riots
Bv Barbara Schneider
SOME PEOPLE SEEK ADVEN-
TURE. Others unwittingly walk into
the middle of it. For Julie Laird, it was
a Uttle of both.
Last fall, the University of Oklahoma
graduate and daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jeff Laird, set out for Europe 1o work
and live with the people and to study
French. Through the Au-Pairs system,
in which a girl can go to another coun-
try to live and work with another fam-
ily, Julie got positions in Brussels, Bel-
gium, and Megeve. France, in the Alps.
forbidden to discuss politics on the Sor-
bonne grounds," she explained.
'The director heard the talk and took
it as inciting a riot and called the po-
lice. They were very brutal. I don't
think it Was really necessary," she
said.
IT WAS A QUIET, interesting exist-
ence, caring for the families' children,
helping with the Megeve family's an-
tique shop, and learning to ski.
But her desire to study French grew,
and she discovered that the French
spoken by the Belgians and that spoken
by the people of France are two differ-
ent things.
"I’m a French major," Julie ex-
plained. "I studied my grammar books
thoroughly, thinking I'd be prepared
! for Belgium. And then I found that
"there are the little differences, like the
wav they count or what they call their
meals."
THE ACTION of the CRS (the riot
squad) enraged the students and pro-
fessors, which started more manifesta-
tions, and then the director closed the
famous school. This just left the stu-
dents with more time to plan more
manifestations, she said.
That night she was in a restaurant
with some friends when they heard
people running down the street. "It was
the students," she said. "The shop
doors were closed to keep them out.
Behind them came the CRS.
“They were dressed in black uni-
forms, black helmets with silver
stripes down the middle, gas masks
and they carried black shields. They'd
line up across the street and charge the
crowd beating everyone with their
clubs and throwing tear gas bombs.
EVEN THOUGH she attended classes
at Alliance Francaise, a French school
for foreigners, Julie still wanted to
study ihp language first-hand. So in
April, she went to Paris.
On May 3, the students at the Sor-
bonne began manifesting discontent.
And the action started.
"I had found a job by accident
through Au-Pairs with a family in the
Latin Quarter,” Julie said. "The house
was five minutes from the Sorbonne,
and the house was always full with stu-
dents, either French or German." (The
mah was German and his wife was
English. They had two children.)
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"WHEN THE DEMONSTRATIONS
started, I was walking down the street
and thought nothing of it," she said. "I
don't think anyone did. Somebody's al-
ways demonstrating about something.
"It all started when students at the
Sorbonne were standing in the court-
yard discussing police repression of
students at a school outside Paris. It is
‘‘I DIDN'T WANT to leave the res-
taurant because the CRS was waiting,
but the shop keeper shoved us out. We
went out the back way, and I was only
lightly clubbed. I ran for the Metro
(underground subway), but the ticket
people were gone. I was told, though,
that the Metro was safe, so I went to
the second level and caught a train to
go home," Julie said.
There thpy waited to see who would
come home in what condition. Her em-
ployer limped in with steel in one foot
from an exploding tear gas bomb. His
wife had been Irantpled in the rush.
"It was later proved that the CRS
was using chlorine and concussion
bombs as well as tear gas," Julie said.
Students were demanding that the
Sorbonne be opened, the police called
off and the students arrested be re-
leased. George* Pompidou returned to
Paris and carried out the first two re-
quests.
•‘ON MONDAY the strikes started to
express sympathy for the students,”
Julie said. "It spread out of dislike for
De Gaulle, and everyone marched. The
streets were filled with people march-
ing.”
During the three weeks of the strike,
there were discussions every night. "I
went to some of them and it was won-
derful to hear everyone discussing his
feelings.”
However, the movement began to fall
apart. "I think there were loo many
different gripes," she said. "Too many
people wanted too many different
things.
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"BY TUESDAY, the CRS had been
told to calm their actions some," she
said. "The students marched all over
Paris. Wednesday and Thursday were
quiet. But Friday the students started
building barricades around the Latin
Quarter.
"The CRS just watched. The students
were happy and singing. People even
gave them their ears to use,” she said.
"At 2 a.m. ihe CRS was told to clear
the streets and they began throwing
tear gas. We closed the window* but
could still hear the noise. Later, when
ened to throw a tear gas bomb into the
things quieted, one of the CRS Ihreat-
house if we didn't release a student who
had run into the house."
"AS FOR THE ELECTIONS, if you
had seen the other choices, you’d know
that De Gaulle was the best one. I may
not agree with him, but I have to ad-
mire him. He timed his speeches dis-
solving parliament perfectly."
Shortly after the demonstrations, the
family Julie was living with was de-
ported. "I came home one day and was
grabbed bv the police as I walked in
the door. We were all taken to the min-
istry of the interior and questioned. I
satisfied them that I was not involved,
but the family was deported,” she said.
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JULIE WENT TO LONDON to stay
with relatives for a week, then re-
turned to Paris for four days. But it
wasn’t the same, she said, and she re-
turned home.
“The French people are more inter-
ested in the United States than any oth-
er foreign country," she said. "The
Vietnam war is very unpopular, but as
individuals, they like us."
NEW MEMBERS of the Oklahoma City Professional
Chapter of Theta Sigma Phi sign in following initia-
tion. Mrs. Ed G. Knokus, seated, is a transfer member
from Ihe San Antonio Theta Sig Chapter and Mrs. Bob
Dellinger is an initiale. Theta Sigma Phi is a national
professional organization for women in journalism and
communications. The local chapter initiated six wom-
en at a dinner meeting at tin* Eclair Restaurant. New
officers also were installed. (I’holo li) Joe Miller)
NEWS J OF THE TIMES FOR
WoutetU
Julie Laird ... I may not agree with
l)e Gaulle, but I haw* to admire him.
(Staff Photo by Joe Miller)
THEY CLOSED ALL ihe windows
and went to ihe back of the housp, but
the bomb never came. Who the student
was, they never knew. The houses were
so constructed that the students could
run in and pscape through the roof
without thpir knowing it.
WILL SHE GO RACK?
"Oh, yes." she said. "Some day I’ll
go back. The w'hole time. 1 knew 1 was
American. I could never be French.
Rut I’ll go back. Right now, I havp to
find a job. Somehow, ihe security is a
little boring," she laughed.
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Engagement Is Announced
nr?
Dr. Molner
Theater
Bone Disease Not Likely to Cripple
By Joseph G. Molner, MD
DEAR DR. MOLNER:
My son, 16, has recently
had an attack of osteomye-
litis. He is 6 feet 4 and
sepmed to grow tall over-
night, Could this have
caused the osteomyelitis?
Now. that we have such
gq(i8 -antibiotics, what are
the chances of the disease
crippling? — Mrs. G. S.
OSTEOMYELITIS is an
---—----
infection of the bone. His
sudden growth did not
cause it — germs did.
These bone infections
can be caused by various
germs, sometimes from
the tuberculosis germ get-
ting into the bone, some-
times other germs arising
from an infection some-
where else in the body.
Identifying the type of
germ is important. There
are excellent drugs for su-
pressing TB infections; if
germs of the "coccus"
types are involved, then
the antibiotics developed
to fight them would be
used instead.
IN SOME stubborn cases
debridement (surgical re-
moval of the infected
bone) is necessary, allow-
ing new bone to fill in aft-
erward. This is no) re-
quired, of course, if drug
treatments destroy the in-
fection.
With present methods of
treatment, crippling is
doubtful, but would depend
on the location of the infec-
tion. If the bones of a joint
were involved, it might
prevent movement, and
hence crippling of the
joint, but crippling is un-
Dear Abby
; Woman Makes Self Willing Prisoner
By Abigail Van Buren
DEAR ABBY: I feel like a prisoner. I’ve
" been marripd for 11 years, have 10 children, and
i I’m not yet 30. I thought I was in love when I got
- married, but all that is changed now because my
! husband has changed. He made sure I had a
■> ha by every year so I wouldn’t ‘Tun around.
: Abby, I never was the runaround type, and he
•«-4inows it.
7"V1 He is so jealous I can’t take it anymore. I
» have consulted professionals about this, and they
i all tell me I should leave him, but he has threat-
T; ened to kill me if I do. I have already informed
J the police about this, hut what good will that do
r. if he makes good his threat? Then our children
will have no one.
I'm so nervous I can hardly write this. I
rould take my children to my Daddy's farm, but
I m afraid my husband would follow us.
If I knew someone who would take 10 chil-
dren, I would end my misery tomorrow with a
bullet. Sign me, “A 28-YEAR-OLD-PRISONER
DEAR “PRISONER:” Your husband founds
like a very sick man. If he refuses to get profes-
sional help, add my name to those who advise
you to leave him. Y'ou are doing yourself and
your children a grave injustice by living w’ith a
man who is cruel, unpredictable, and possibly a
mental case. If you remain, you are a willing
"prisoner.”
likely if the infection in-
volved only thp long bones.
DEAR DR. MOLNER:
Can goul be cured or just
controlled? Can women
get it as well as men? Ap-
parently I have it in my
knee. Please send me your
booklet, "Gout, the Mod-
ern Way to Stop It,” for
which I enclose 25 cents
and a long, self-addressed,
stamped envelope. — Mrs.
Tells List
Of Ushers
For Jo Alma Bulenhoff
J. Y.
YES, WOMEN get gout,
although it is more com-
mon in men by a ratio of
20 to 1. And while the joint
Three Couples Tell
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Plans for W
IFilkeinon-Musae
UfJIOIIN CEMENT i*
fljg jmade of the engage-
nt of Miss Susan Lynn
Boecson, Denver. Colo.,
I'jJames Jerome Musae,
ft. Carson, Colo. Parents
ft* couple are Mr. and
•; Arthur J. Wilkerson,
I Gladstone Terr., and
*~*nd Mrs. O. V. Murry,
Bg Beach, Calif.
and Stephen Loren Thomp-
son.
The future bride is the
daughter of Mrs. I-aVerne
Van Sohuyver, 524 SW 43,
and the late O. E. Van
Sohuyver and Mr. Thomp-
son is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Loren Thompson,
6241 S Country Club Dr.
The engaged couple was
graduated from Southeast
High School.
DEAR ABBY: I have been dating this young
man for two months quite steadily, and he hasn t
even asked to kiss me good night yet.
I wait patiently by the door after thanking
him for the lovely evening, and he doesn't do
anything about it.
Don’t tell me to grab him by the lapels as he
wears nothing but turtlenecks. NO KISSES
DEAR NO: He has all the earmarks of a
real turtle. So grab him by his turtleneck!
CONFIDENTIAL TO ‘‘A I-ass from Dublin":
There is one type of man I have never known to
be strong, reliable, and trustworthy, and he is
the man who would ask for a loan of money from
the woman he loves. Tell him “NO," — then let
me know how your “love" fares after that.
of the big toe is afflicted In
about 90 percent of all
cases, it can appear in
many other parts of the
body instead of the toe or
in addition to the toe.
It is not yet possible to
“cure" gout, that is, to
change a person's metabo-
lism so that ihe tendency
to store up uric acid is
basically corrected, al-
though some researchers
hope it will become possi-
ble someday.
For the present, special
medications are extremely
effective in helping the
body discharge uric acid
or alter its formation so as
to prevent undue buildup.
And if you can prevent
uric acid from reaching
unduly high levels, in most
cases it is thus possible to
prevent the miseries asso-
ciated with gout attacks.
FOR THE FOURTH
year, members of the Lyr-
ic Teens are serving as
volunteer ushers during
performances at 1he Lyric
Theater, held in Oklahoma
ANNOUNCED BY Mr.
and Mrs. DpIos L. Bulen-
hoff, 2205 N Sapulpa, is the
engagement of their
daughter, Miss Jo Alina
Butenhoff, and Christopher
Crouch. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. John M.
Crouch. 3506 Woorivale Dr.
No dale has been set for
the wedding.
The future bride was
graduated from Northwest
Classen High School and
her fiance attends Oklaho-
ma State University w'here
he belongs to Kappa Al-
pha.
Pumpkin
The word "pumpki n"
tomes from a French term. ^
pompion, meaning eaten
when "cooked by the sun,”
or ripe.
DEAR DR. MOLNER:
What does rust-colored
City University’s Fine Arts
Auditorium.
Captains this year in-
clude Glenda Collins, Car-
olyn Beachboard, Talmer
Svlie, Susie Youngblood,
Rpnny Phillips. Susie
Johnson, JanPt Pickens,
Michele Manning, Caryl
Butler. Nancy Perry. Deb-
bie Smith and Linda Bas-
sett.
Sponsored by the Lyric
Guild — the women * or-
ganization — Mrs. N.
Richard Manning serves
as chairman for the teens.
Her co-chairman are Mrs.
William L. Wilson, Mrs.
Jerry Carter, Mrs. Joe
Wylie and Mrs. Robert O.
Davis.
The 118 teen volun-
teers are all junior high
and high school age and
wear Lyric blue dresses
trimmed in white.
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sputum indicate? — A. P.
IT INDICATES blood.
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writ* I* Abtoy, M> car* or th* OklaMnu City Tim** M mcmm •
stun***, i*H-*d0r****0 wi**t***.
The source and cause
should be investigated
immediately.
pair plans to be
r1ed August 3 in Park
Methodist Church,
Clemens-Cronafteld
her.
no Wilkerson Is a
Ite of John Marshall
__chool and is a itinm-
ef Beta Sigma Phi.
Ranee attended Coln-
l State College and is
jjed at Fort Carson
serving In Vietnam.
Van SchuyvfD
Thompson
AUGUST n wedding
:h Walker Church of
lo planned by Miss
Ain Van 8chuyver
COUNTRY ESTATES
Baptist Church will be the
setting August 9, for the
wedding of Miss Pamela
Ann Clemens and Paul
Ross Crossfield. Miss
Clemens is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Clemens, Choctaw, and
Mr. Cros*fleld is the son of
Mr. and Mr*. P. R. Cross-
field, W108 Oak Park.
The future bride attend-
ed Oklahoma State Univer-
sity where she was listed
on the Dean’a Honor Roll
Clubettes to Hold
Bridge Luncheon
Members of Clubettes will
'meet for a luncheon and
bridge party at 11:30 a.m.
Thursday in Val Gene's Pea-
cock Alley.
Hostess chairman is Mrs.
Jack W. Hope and she will
be assisted by Mrs. Rainey
J. Pybas. Mrs. Charles B.
Baldwin, Mrs. LaMarr Dorn-
well and Mrs. George Col-
lins.
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Central flat# College.
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