Graham crusades in China on 16 day tour
Evangelist Billy Graham arrived in Beijing for a 16 day mission to strengthen Sino American ties and bridge churches. He described himself as an ambassador of the Kingdom of Heaven and noted plans to preach in Beijing and Shanghai and at a Nanjing seminary. His wife Ruth, born in China, accompanies him and will visit her childhood hometown Huaiyin in Jiangsu.
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China births its first test-tube girl as policy shifts
Beijing reports the birth of Zheng Mengzhu, China's first test-tube baby, a 39 year old primary school teacher, marking a milestone in infertility treatment amid a population policy aimed at slowing growth. Mengzhu’s birth is celebrated as a national achievement with media coverage and a CBC interview.
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