Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 4, 1963
Caption:
Paul Sparer and his wife, Nancy Marchand, have brought their entire family to Ann Arbor while they play leading roles this season in the Association of Producing Artists, brought to the city through the University's Professional Theatre Program (PTP). The family includes Katie, 7 1/2, standing with the family's pet mouse "Humphey" David, 11, seated; Rachel, 2 1/2, seated with her mother, and "Manfred," who is part French Poodle and part Golden Retriever. Seven married couples are participating in the PTP, making the program a real family affair.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 24, 1964
Caption:
One of yesteryear's great players in the world of tennis spent a day in Ann Arbor last weekend. Debonaire Jean Rene Lacoste (left), the Frenchman who rose to fame on the courts of the 1920s, was in town to visit the Bendix Corp. Lacoste won the United States men's singles championship in 1926, defeating Jean Borotra in the final match, and he beat the great Bill Tilden to win the title again in 1927. He was British men's singles champion in 1925, after outplaying Henri Cochet. Lacoste is head of the Air Equipment Co. in France and he now lives outside Paris. he brought a new steel tennis racket to the United States to be tested. here, he conferred with Dr. O. Lyle Tiffany, chief scientist at the Bendix Systems Division about his interests in the space and meteorology programs with which his company is working. Lacoste's son, Michel, is accompanying him on the trip.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 27, 1960
Caption:
Vice-President Richard M. Nixon has an intense look as he addresses a crowd of about 15,000 at the New York Central depot here today. He touched on foreign policy, government spending, civil rights and education in a 20-minute talk.