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...legal ground. Federal Judge Thomas Hull, who is hearing the case without a jury, must find not only that the required readings are a burden on the plaintiffs' freedom of religion but also that there is no overriding governmental interest to justify using the books. In a 1968 case, Epperson vs. Arkansas, the U.S. Supreme Court suggested that it would look with disfavor on attempts by the state to cater to one particular religion. "There is and can be no doubt," the Justices said, "that the First Amendment does not permit the state to require that teaching and learning must...
DIED. Frank W. Epperson, 89, concocter of the Popsicle; in Fremont, Calif. On a cold San Francisco night in 1905, eleven-year-old Frank left a glass of lemonade on his back porch and awoke the next morning to find the drink frozen solid around a spoon that was in it. Nineteen years later, Epperson patented his "handled, frozen confection or ice lollipop." Dubbed the Epsicle, it was quickly a success, but Epperson sold his patent in 1929 to a small company that changed the name to Popsicle. "I was flat and had to liquidate all my assets," he said...
South House Music Society presents Peter Hatch, viola; Beth Levin, piano; with Bryan Epperson, cello. Works of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and Schubert. Cabot Living Room...
Works of Haydn, Britten, Boccherinl, and Wallstein; Janet Boorky, flute, Ellen Bridger and Bryan Epperson, cellos, Margaret Toohey, clarinet, Terry Wallstein, piano, and Betsy Horse, harp; Dunster Library...
Janet Sue Epperson's workday begins with a thorough reading of the Wall Street Journal. As a trust officer of the City National Bank and Trust Co. of Kansas City, Mo., Janet is only too aware that her good looks will not help her if her clients are taking a beating in the stock market. They rarely do; in the six years since she graduated from the University of Kansas, Janet has become one of the most respected bankers in Kansas City. "It's an ideal industry for a woman," she says. "You either make money for people...