 Her 1971 marriage to "Times" assistant managing editor Robert E. Garst ended with his death in 1980.She accepted a position with "The New York Times" in 1952 with the proviso that she be assigned to the city room and not the women's department of the paper.Her first byline in the paper was a story from December 5, 1952, on a ceremony welcoming Saint Nicholas held in Westchester County, New York.