Coast Guard Awards For Silver Bridge Rescue Work
Coast Guard officers awarded for actions during the Silver Bridge collapse and 62 days of recovery. Cmdr. A S Zabinski received the Legion of Merit. Chief Frank Katynski and the Orleander crew earned a unit commendation. Five Point Pleasant men earned letters of appreciation for rescue efforts along the Ohio River. Local names include Early Hysell William McCormick Wesley Wears Harley Hartley Larry McDaniel William James Sr. and Jr. plus Lt. Cmdr Sid Marks and Lt. Royce Stoop.
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Mary Hyre
Point Pleasant
Coast Guard
Silver Bridge
A. S. Zabinski
Huntington
New York
Frank Katynski
Orleander
Point Pleasant Depot
Katynski
John W. Johnson
Lewis Debardi
Poplar
William James Sr
Williams James Jr
Athens
Rugby Rests On Sundays Controversy In South Africa
In Cape Town the Kerkbode criticizes the South African Rugby Board for allowing the touring British Lions to travel between venues on a Sunday while praising the board for opposing Sunday rugby. The Dutch Reformed Church magazine argues that rest should prevail on the Sabbath.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Galway Lifts Dancing Ban After 30 Years
Galway Ireland Bishop Michael Browne ends a 30 year old ban on Saturday night dancing in the diocese. The move follows changes in law on eucharistic fasting and the introduction of evening masses easing concerns that late night dancing would keep worshippers away from Sunday services.
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Galway
Ireland
Michael Browne
South Africa Fosters Hate Across Schools
Johannesburg report cites former Transvaal Province Teachers' Association president F. E. Auerbach who says classroom history lessons promote prejudice. He argues Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice and other works reinforce race hate among pupils.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Transvaal Province
Bishop Ends African Mission Returns to England as Bishop
Trevor Huddleston arrives back in London after 25 years in Africa to become Anglican Bishop of Stepney. He laments leaving Tanzania but says he handed the diocese to an African bishop as the time had come. He expresses a wish to bury his bones in Africa.
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London
Trevor Huddleston
Africa
Stepney
Tanzania
Vinton County approves 1969 school budgets and services
Vinton County Board of Education approves two budgets for 1969. general fund 1 404 886.97 including debt fund 212 000 and board operation about 51 000. Textbooks funded to 5 000, bus replacement funds cited, 34 buses on routes and five spares. Local decisions affect salaries, sick leave, and policies to be reviewed. May 25 baccalaureate and May 27 commencement set. health aide hired. emergency squad report follows.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Vinton County High School
Dian Partlow
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Fuel
Larry McDaniel
Stepbrother
Sidney
Ross Stevens
Jeannette Paton
Jeanette
Phil Paton
Ross
Tom Stevens
Vinton County Board
Paraguay
Marjorie Blake
Carl] Sowers
Vina Gearing
the Plains
Carlos Reeves
Athens, Ohio
Dan River
Dan River Percase
Ray
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