Billy Graham at Oakland Coliseum Converts Thousands
Ray Orrock recalls a silent night at the Oakland Coliseum where Billy Graham delivers a powerful talk to a crowd of more than 27,000. The sermon blends humor and zeal as thousands move toward the platform, while the fog lifts and city lights glow behind.
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Billy Graham crusade draws 51 000 at Oakland Coliseum
The Oakland Coliseum hosted Billy Graham for a 10 day Northern California Crusade that drew about 51 000 Sunday amid radiant attendance. Officials reported 357 200 attendances and 22 000 who dedicated lives to Christian teaching, with around 2 900 adding conversions at the closing service. Funds met the 450 000 budget, with most money raised before opening.
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Lockheed mum over Senate vote sparks California reaction
In Los Angeles a press blackout followed the Senate passage of the loan guarantee for Lockheed. Lockheed officials refused comment and barred reporters from the plant, while California leaders hailed the narrow 1 vote approval as a relief for the aerospace giant and local economy.
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Wage supplement proposal to lift families from poverty
UPI reports Sen. Abraham Ribicoff proposed cutting antipoverty programs by 11 billion dollars to fund a wage supplement raising all Americans above the poverty line of 3900 dollars for a family of four. He argued most recipients should work, not cash handouts, while HEW officials questioned feasibility and the lack of a clear yardstick for program effectiveness.
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Ex-agent testifies on torture by US troops in Vietnam
Former US military intelligence agent K Barton Osborn described torture and killings of Viet Cong suspects in Vietnamese interrogation centers. He recounted air and helicopter push to death, a captain fatally shooting a Chinese interpreter, and the deliberate starvation of a woman. He estimated several hundred deaths. He testified before a House subcommittee examining alleged atrocities by US personnel.
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Christo’s Valley Curtain planned above Rifle Colorado
Workmen drill holes on Rifle Gap preparing to install the Valley Curtain a 250000 square foot orange cloth artwork spanning two mountain tops near Rifle Colorado The curtain was being fabricated in Richmond West Virginia and designed by artist Christo crossing Colorado state highways.
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