Ex-Lutheran President Fry Dies in New Rochelle Hospital
The Rev. Dr. Franklin Clark Fry, 67, former head of the Lutheran Church in America, died Thursday night in New Rochelle Hospital after cancer tests. He resigned May 31 for health reasons. Fry led the Lutheran World Federation and chaired the World Council of Churches Central Committee.
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New Rochelle
N.Y
Franklin Clark Fry
Lutheran Church In America
New Rochelle Hospital
Fry
Lutheran World Federation
World Council of Churches
Youth Sex Symbols New York Movieland Sex Icons
Norman Goldstein reports that youth now dominate as movieland symbols of sex in New York. The piece discusses changing standards, audience appeal, and the cultural shift shaping film promotion and star personas.
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New York
Movieland
Norman Goldstein
Notice of Proposed Adoption of City Ordinance Bluefield WV
Notice announces June 18 1968 meeting of Bluefield West Virginia Board of Directors to consider final adoption of an ordinance amending the city code to levy a license fee on liquor sales and related business licenses with sections 88 98 and 99 proposed and penalties set forth.
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Blue Bluefield
West Virginia
Bluefield
Board of Directors
Blusfield
City of
Convict Fatally Shot During Prison Disturbance
At the West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville convict Henry Thomas Jr. 37 was shot and killed during a fracas with guards. Thomas died from chest and arm wounds after grabbing a club and striking guard James Hall. Hall and another guard were injured. authorities investigated the incident as a potential uprising.
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Moundsville
West Virginia
E. M. Armstrong
Henry Thomas Jr
Thomas
Raleigh County
Armstrong
Ira Conner
James Hall
Hall
Reynolds Memorial Hospital
Glen Dale
Conner
Bluefield City to Amend Business and Taxation Ordinance
Notice from Bluefield West Virginia on June 18 1968 at 2 30 pm the Board of Directors will amend and reenact sections of the Taxation article defining business person gross proceeds service and wholesalers The proposed ordinance is available for public operation in the Municipal Building Bluefield WV and is dated June 4 1968 Clyde J and attested by Maxie P Holm
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Maxine P. Holm
City of
Bluefield
West Virginia
Tower Realty Company
Os Eontinas
Virginia
Boses
West
Earl Yeager
President Realty Company
BLUE
Board of Directors
Actisetae Cementes
Beettrom
Clyde J
Maxie P. Holm
West Virginia Adopts Higher Exemptions Under ADCA Policy
The West Virginia Welfare Department plans a July 1 rollout of a new program allowing certain earned income exemptions for Aid to Dependent Children recipients. Families may earn up to 30 dollars per month without reducing aid, with additional exemptions phased for adults and 16 to 21 year olds not in school.
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Charleston
State Welfare Department
West Virginia
John Daly resigns VOA post amid executive undercutting clash
John Charles Daly quits as head of the Voice of America citing “executive undercutting” by USIA chief Leonard Marks. In a public letter Daly denies USIA attempts to control VOA content but says senior personnel actions during his abroad trip were carried out without his office’s discussion or reference.
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Daly
Voice of America
Marks
Reynolds Metal plants hit by union strikes in Richmond
Local 400 of the Aluminum Workers International Union struck two Richmond Reynolds Metals Co. plants. The south plant closed at 11 p.m. and the north plant at 11:30 p.m., bringing total Richmond-area shutdowns to three. Bellwood Extrusion also shut after Local 440 AWSU voted to strike. About 1,100 employees at the two plants, including roughly 700 union workers, are affected. Local 155 members in Louisville voted to continue negotiations with Reynolds.
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Richmond
Reynolds Metals Co
Aluminum Workers International Union
Reynolds
Bellwood
AWSU
G. G. Goode
AWIU
Louisville
Neynolds
Dean’s List Honor For Wake Forest Student Stanley Rogers III
Stanley Gray Rogers III, son of Mrs. S. G. Rogers and the late S. G. Rogers, is named to the dean’s list at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem North Carolina. The rising senior majors in pre medicine and resides in Bluefield.
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Stanley Gray Rogers III
S. G. Rogers
Parkway St
Bluefield
Wake Forest University University
Winston- Salem
N.C
Rogers
Anne Lindsey Wins Honor Scholarship at Randolph Macon
Anne Haskell Lindsey daughter of Mrs. Julia H. Lindsey of Bluefield Virginia won an honor scholarship to Randolph Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg Virginia. She earned the Biology Scholarship for an outstanding biology record in secondary school and is a Graham High School graduate.
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Anne Haskell Lindsey
Julia H. Lindsey
Rt. 2
College Drive
Bluefield
Randolph Macon Woman’s College
Lynchburg
Graham High School
Parties In Two States Take Sides In Danville Rate Case
In Danville Virginia the Federal Power Commission prepares a pre hearing in Washington on the Appalachian Power Co wholesale rates dispute. Lynchburg Gas Co and the West Virginia Public Service Commission seek intervenor status to represent Danville and West Virginia customers respectively.
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Danville
Federal Power Commission
Appalachian Power Co
Lynchburg Gas Co
West Virginia Public Service Commission
FPC
West Virginia
Mazzei
Washington
Appalachian
Virginia
Martinsville
Ora Bedford
Radford
Churchill's Only Son Randolph Churchill Dies at 57
Sir Randolph Churchill, sole son of Sir Winston Churchill, died at his East Bergholt home after a brief illness aged 57. A writer and adventurer, he had endured progressive health decline after lung surgery and was famed for sharp TV and newspaper outbursts. He ran unsuccessfully for Parliament from 1935 to 1951, serving once during WWII. His mother, Lady Spencer Churchill, sits in the Lords as a baroness since 1965.
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London
Sir Randolph Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
East Bergholt
County Suffolk
Randolph Churchill
Churchill
House of Commons
His
Lady Spencer Churchill
House of Lords
Sir Winston
Redwoods Debate Divide in California Contention
In BUREKA California a clash between the lumber industry and conservationists over the giant redwoods continues. The article outlines a pro industry vs preservation argument with a focus on timber practices and forest protection. Sid Moody reports from the scene.
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Bureka
Calif
Sid Moody
Wake Up Your Peristalsis And Be Your Smiling Best
An advertisement for Carter's Pills promotes a laxative effect to stimulate Peristalsis in the lower digestive tract. It claims relief from irregularity and fullness, urging readers to try the product, noting a price of 49 cents and implying widespread use.
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Carter
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