Presbyterians in Phoenix Defend World and National Councils
At the Presbyterian General Assembly in Phoenix a speaker urged defense of the NCC and WCC despite liberal criticism. The assembly took no action to disassociate from the councils while noting ongoing fund withholdings by some churches. Rev. James Andrews of Atlanta was elected stated clerk, succeeding William P. Thompson, and pledging to focus on merger issues rather than policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church-Usa
Phoenix
World Councils of Churches
NCC
WCC
Central America
Africa
U. S
Salvation Army
First Presbyterian Church
Aiken
Congaree
South Aiken Church
Fairview Presbyterian
North Augusta
Presbyterians
James Andrews
Atlanta
Reunited Presbyterian Church-Usa
Andrews
William P. Thompson
United Presbyterian Church
Thompson
Reu
Commission seeks power to subpoena in organized crime probe
The president's Commission on Organized Crime investigates money laundering through off shore banks and Deak-Perera. It aims to subpoena witnesses to uncover how $65 million in drug proceeds moved abroad and returned untracked. The House has approved subpoena power. Senate action urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission On Organized Crime
Deak-Perera
Nicholas Deak
Deak
House of Representatives
Senate
Ashley Cooper Reports Red Sox Rat Play from Boston
Ashley Cooper describes being on the scene in Boston at Fenway Park where Ed Jurak made a standout play amid a rat on the field. He recalls the crowd roar, media interviews, and the team’s rough season, then shifts to a hotel fire alarm near the Ritz Carlton and reflections on afternoon tea at the hotel teashop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Red Sox
Fenway Park
Ed Jurak
Sox
Fenway
Bean Towners
First Base
Jurak
If Nobody Came To The Next War
A controversial column questions military duty for a Chicago Marine corporal who refused to Lebanon over Muslim beliefs. It argues wars among same faiths and different faiths reveal religion’s role in conflict and the paradoxes of justice, history, and divine favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USA
Chicago
Lebanon
Cpl
Alfred Griffin
Iraq
Iran
Allah
Italy
Tarheels Taking Time To Make Up Minds
In Chapel Hill North Carolina the Senate race between Sen Jesse Helms and Gov Jim Hunt is described as the state's nastiest election in decades with more than 10 million raised. Helms faces scrutiny over intelligence leaks while Hunt leads as a popular governor. Local observers note North Carolina's paradoxes and looming November verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarheels
Chapel Hill
N.C
U.S. Senate
Jesse Helms
Jim Hunt
Helms
Hunt
Senate
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Argentina
Roberto D’aubuisson
North Carolina
Edwin A. Alderman
Rufus Edmisten
Charlotte
Eddie Knox
Knox
Congressional Club
New York
California
New
York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Sisterhood of States
Southern Law Center
Klanwatch
South
Raleigh
D’ Aubuisson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ashley Cooper
By Ashley Cooper
Blow Sox
Ashley
Ritz Carlton
Ritz
Europe
Germany
France
Poland
Wicked Power Trust
China
America
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!