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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1969
Page
12
Washington office invites interested high school boys to submit applications for a U S representative David W Dennis program in Washington. Youths should apply promptly to join the internship initiative and gain exposure to congressional work.
Dennis outlines a 10th District program for appointing candidates to US Military Academy Naval Academy Air Force Academy and Merchant Marine Academy. Dean can nominate principal candidate and alternate ones. Applicants must pass medical and eye exams and provide official transcripts. SATs are required and final selections are competitive with district screening interviews.
AP reports in TOKYO that Japanese citizens are moving from traditional futons to Western style beds. A 196% survey shows 20 percent of households include at least one Western bed and the shift is noted by the Japanese bed industry association.
In Los Angeles Sirhan Sirhan's mother Mary Sirhan 65 sobs after reading a letter from Edward M. Kennedy urging mercy for her son who is on trial for the Kennedy assassination. The scene unfolds during a recess as Kennedy’s appeal is made.
Dr Virgil Bjork will deliver his first sermon as pastor of the First United Methodist Church Huntington at Sunday morning services. He succeeds Dr Robert Kibler appointed superintendent of the Huntington District in the North Indiana Conference. The Minnesota native and Taylor University graduate has led the Port Wayne District since 1961 and served in Fort Wayne and Noonoke.
The article profiles Dr Bjork and Mrs Bjork noting his roles on boards including Parkview Memorial Hospital and Indiana Central College. It cites his leadership in the union for 600 former Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren churches, roles in bishop assignments, a major ministerial education fund distribution, and past delegation to key church bodies.
In Bremen the Lifeboat Institution marked its hundredth year with 1 025 shipwrecked sailors rescued and 759 calls answered, the busiest year in its history. Over ten years lifeboat teams saved 17 251, in the century 18 391.
South African Blood Transfusion Service announces a serum that supposedly eliminates RH disease, a blood incompatibility between mother and child causing suffering and infant deaths. In Seoul, legends recount Korea's 4000 year history with the Silla dynasty uniting the peninsula in 669 AD.
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