From A to Izzard and Generations of Revival
Judge Marvin Jones recalls the 1919 Washington Billy Sunday revival and youth services that drew 30 000 despite a 2 000 seat tabernacle. The piece parallels Sunday to Billy Graham and modern Jesus festivals, noting each generation seeks revival and questioning the lasting impact.
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Marvin Jones
Dallas
Judge Jones
Panhandle
Texas
Billy Sunday
Washington
Billy Graham
Jones
I 'O
McGovern Nears Victory in Democratic Convention Hustle
Texas Democrats welcomed presidential hopefuls with visits from Humphrey McGovern and Wallace allies. McGovern faced internal debates over California delegates and won a key parliamentary appeal affecting the credentials, moving closer to the nomination amid a tense convention opening with clashes over rules and delegation seating.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Texas
George McGovern
California
McGovern
Associated Press
White House
Norman Bie Jr
Florida
Lawrence F. O’brien
Frank Mankiewicz
New York
Bie
Willie Brown
San Francisco
Cochairman
McGovern California
Democratic Credentials Committee
Robert Begam
Arizona
MacGovern
Protesters Break Fence as Democratic Convention Opens
About 500 demonstrators clash with police at Miami Beach as a section of fence around the convention hall is torn down. Police, with billy clubs, form a barrier while Rev. Ralph Abernathy leads a peaceful protest demanding seats for his groups. The incident ends as rain begins and protesters disperse.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Democrats
Convention Center
Joseph Spoto
SCLC
Resurrection City
Flamingo Park
Abernathy
Poor People’s Coalition
Demse
All
Weather update: mild through Wednesday with near 90
Partly cloudy and mild through Wednesday with daytime highs near 90. Overnight low around the mid-60s. Southerly winds 12 to 22 mph.
Men Blinded In Holdups In New York
In Rochester police hunt for a bandit who blinded two victims after robberies. Grocer Samuel Schafer, 72, choked and robbed of 21 dollars, blinded at his store. Robert Paro, 19, blindfolded and robbed of 10 dollars at a gas station, in critical condition. A second man was with the attacker at Paro’s station. Investigators believe the same suspect blinded both victims to prevent identification. Schafer listed in good condition at Genesee Hospital while Paro is delirious at St Marys Hospital. No weapon used. fingers used to blind.
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Rochester
N.Y
Samuel C. Schafer
Robert Paro
Paro
Schafer
Andrew Sparacino
Sparacino
Amarillo Air Terminal faces FAA security certification
The Amarillo Air Terminal may lose major airline service if it cannot meet FAA safety and security standards by Nov 18 to apply for certification and by May 21, 1973 to meet those standards. A plan to fund fixes would cost about 549,958 over five years, with discussion of a passenger head tax to cover costs. local officials warned of potential impacts on travelers and community.
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Amarillo
Federal Aviation Administration
Bill Wilson
Department of Transporation
FAA
Wilson
Dallas
Bill Grimes
Braniff International
George R. Walter
Los Angeles
Continental Airlines
Trans World Airlines
Charles Wyre
TWA
Wyre
Philadelphia
John Stiff
Amarillo Air Terminal
Plans to Telecast Richest Horse Race Nationwide
The All-American Futurity will be televised live in color by about 60 stations in 15 Southwestern and Midwestern states via the All-American Network. The Labor Day race at Rui doso Downs, N.M. offers a $290,000 winner’s purse, tripling the Kentucky Derby prize, with KGNC TV Channel 4 in Amarillo carrying live coverage.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Thad M. Sandstrom
Ruidoso Downs
N.M
Kgnctv Channel 4
Amarillo
Suitor Sails To No Avail
FALMOUTH England AP A lone ocean crossing for love ends in heartbreak Barbara Hill 25 declines Graeme Tait 36 after he sailed 19000 miles from Melbourne to England in his 34 foot ketch Moala Tait follows her to Fal mouth and Derby but she says no. he laments the loss and contemplates selling his boat to stay.
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Falmouth
England
Melbourne
Australia
Graeme Tait
Bara Hill
Tait
Miss Hill
Derby
Graeme
Barbara
Busshceeews Departing Teaver Rips Insurance Board
A London tabloid notes shifting coverage as the insurance board faces criticism while page references hint at chess star Fischer and rising tensions in Ulster with troops dispatched amid a deepening crisis.
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Teaver Rips Insurance Board
London
Ulster
Grand Jury Indicts Carr over alleged insurance fraud
A federal grand jury indicted Waggoner Carr former Texas Attorney General on charges tied to an alleged attempt to defraud an insurance company. Also named were Joe P. Novotny and John Osorio in a separate securities fraud and conspiracy indictment. The first indictment lists 12 counts of mail and wire fraud.
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Waggoner Carr
Texas
Justice Department
Carr
Joe P. Novotny
Sharpstown State Bank of Houston
John Osorio
Osorio
Novotov
National Bankers Life of
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