Harp Books Hit Harp Books Hit How Firm a Foundation
A light comedy by Patrick Dennis follows John Wesley Smith who joins the Fennessey Foundation for the Arts as director of projects. The nonprofit hides as a tax dodge while the Fennesleys plan a sham art film to satisfy the IRS. The book targets foundations and their flamboyant patrons with Dennis’s characteristic farce.
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John Wesley Smith
Fennessey Foundation
John
Fennessey
Internal Revenue Service
Fennes- Leys
Justin
Lydia
Lena
Mame
Dennis
Miles A. Smith
Humble Boss Urges Involvement In Urban Crisis
Dr. Charles F. Jones of Humble Oil told the National Municipal League that business can aid urban areas and benefit itself. He urged eyeball to eyeball contact with slum residents, inner city internships, privately planned Model Cities, and use of corporate data to assist city operations in purchasing and redevelopment efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Joan
America
Chas. F. Jones
Humble Oil and Refining Co
National Municipal League
Nixon Faces Skeptical Black America In 1968
The Nixon campaign faces a frustrated black electorate heavy with Democratic support. Civil rights leaders like Roy Wilkins question his plans while others urge a clearer program with timeframes. Analysts note gains in political participation and warn of challenges if federal action wanes.
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Austin Scott
Associated Press
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
America
Nixon
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
United States
Wilkins
Brinkley
Ark
Raleigh N.C
Biloxi
Miss
Saginnaw
Mich
Whitney M. Young Jr
National Urban League
Young
U.S
John Conyers
Michigan
Conyers
South
U.S. Supreme Court
Humphrey
Congress
Ecumenical Meaning and Global Church Scope
The term ecumenical derives from Greek oikumene meaning the inhabited world. It is used by the World Council of Churches and others to describe the entire household of faith embracing all races nations and branches of the church itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Regional Council
Mississippi
South
World Council of Churches
Itiself
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Patrick Dennis
Morrow
Tizzy
Kate Osann Toto TT TO TU Nye
Dick Turner
Jimmy
Gloster Cur
Rent
NAACP
Alabama
Evening Club
Bob Beverly
Steele McDonald
Elbert Barringer Jr
David Garth
Bert Allman
Erskill
pKa
Jack Kent
Ches
Sears
Toyland
Qaye Pi
Cardinals
Bears
Santa
Sears and
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Sears, Acebuck and CO
Uleck Seure Las Prive
Dull
Texas Ave
Baytown
Texas
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