Major spring Jewish Christian festivals dates listed
The piece lists Purim Passover Easter Shavuoth and Pentecost with dates in the Hebrew and Christian calendars for the spring period. It notes Purim on March 14, Passover April 12 to 20, Easter April 14 western and April 21 eastern, and Shavuoth and Pentecost in May and June. It contextualizes festival joy and communal readings and mentions reform and civic religion themes intertwined with U.S. public life and political candidates' religious affiliations. It adds remarks from Msgr. Casey and Dr. Carlson on Catholic and Protestant understanding and notes political figures with religious ties including Nixon Percy Romney Humphrey Lindsay Reagan and Rockefeller.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
United Church
Minneapolis
Religion in the Campaign Sees Catholic Candidates Rise
George W. Cornell reports a shift in American religous attitudes as two Roman Catholics emerge in the Democratic race. Clergy and scholars note reduced scrutiny of Catholic candidates compared to 1960, crediting a maturing public and the influence of John F Kennedy and Pope John XXIII.
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Eugene McCarthy
C Emmanuel Carlson
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Baptist Joint Committee On Public Affairs
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George W. Casey
Lexington
Mass
Jfk
John XXIII
Canary Sings Herman in a Mixed-Up World
Betty Canary sketches Herman, a self described middle-of-the-road dissenter amid Vietnam War debates and racial tension. He grapples with being labeled a white racist while trying to raise Eddie in a melting pot America and seeks clarity on his stance amid Hawks and Doves.
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Herman
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Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Hawks
Rap Brown
Eddie
U.N
Moise Tshombe
America
God
Today In History A 1968 calendar of notable events and quotes
On April 8, 1968, dates from history include Ponce de Leon reaching Florida in 1513 and a 1730 Jewish congregation in New York. Other items note Grant's 1865 surrender terms sought, the Entente Cordiale of 1904, King Zog fleeing Albania in 1939, Truman seizing steel in 1952, and the Seoul plane crash toll.
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Ponce de Leon
Florida
Inmerica
New York City
Henry Ig 4
John Randolph
Virginia
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Lee
France
Britain
Zog
Albania
Harry S. Truman
Soviet Union
West Germany
Russia
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Seoul
California tops in population and pets in World Almanac
The World Almanac facts report California as the most populous state with 19,163,000 residents as of July 1, 1967, while an unofficial estimate places California cats and dogs at about 50 million. Copyright 1968 Newspaper Enterprise Assn.
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California
U.S
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