NAMES IN THE NEWS : Rose Kennedy Approaches 100

Rose Kennedy, who turns 100 on July 22, follows the news on television and radio, enjoys spending time with her family and is “still fussy about the way she looks,” according to one of her daughters.

“Mother is alert and feels pretty well for 100,” Eunice Kennedy Shriver said in an interview with McCall’s magazine. “She loves having people around her, and all of us come--the children, the grandchildren and the growing numbers of great-grandchildren.”

Mrs. Kennedy “has her hair done at least once a week,” Shriver said. “When she goes out, which is often, she wants to wear an attractive coat, checking carefully to see if the colors are right for her.”