Background
Kempster, Norman Roy was born on January 4, 1936 in Sacramento. Son of Roy Dixon and Viola Alice (Cox) Kempster.
Kempster, Norman Roy was born on January 4, 1936 in Sacramento. Son of Roy Dixon and Viola Alice (Cox) Kempster.
Bachelor of Arts, California State University, 1957.
Reporter United Press International, 1957-1973, Washington Star-News, 1973-1976. Reporter Washington bureau Los Angeles Times, 1976—1980, reporter Jerusalem bureau, 1981—1984, reporter Washington bureau, 1984—2001. Joe Alex Morris memorial lecturer Harvard University, 1983, adjunct professor Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, North Carolina, 2003.
Served with Army of the United States, 1959-1961. Member Foreign Press Association in Israel (vice president 1982-1983), White House Corrs. Association (director) 1974-1975), State Department Corrs.
Association (treasurer 1986, vice president 1987,president 1988), Overseas Writers of Washington (president 1989-1991).
Married Jane Leon, June 30, 1957. Children: Jill Suzanne Zemke, David Norman.