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D154089-47R
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- 1968-05-16 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Miss Tacoma, Cleta Jo Johnson, with wounded GIs at Madigan Army Hospital during the visit of a group of celebrities in Tacoma for the grand opening of the Tacoma Mall Theater. The current Miss Tacoma is the daughter of Mrs. Cleta Jean Johnson and was crowned at her alma mater, Mount Tahoma High School. She would go on to represent Tacoma in the Miss Washington pageant. Hollywood stars Diane McBain, Troy Donahue, Arthur O'Connell and Tippi Hedren also spent time with hospital patients prior to the theater's premiere. (TNT 5-16-68, C-6) ALBUM 5.
Johnson, Cleta Jo; Disabled veterans;