World Council of Churches backs funding for oppressed
The WCC agreed to donate 200000 of reserves to oppressed groups and seek 300000 more from member churches, without reparations. They urged direct aid to victims, while rejecting reparations as guilt transfer. The plan faced opposition from some leaders but won broad support within the central committee.
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Canterbury
England
World Council of Churches
Council
Black Power
James Forman
Senator Threat and Treasury Lawyer Dismissal Tied to Vote
New York Times reports treasury lawyer Paul McDaniel was dismissed after Senator Bellmon threatened to switch his Safeguard missile financing vote. The bill passed by one vote. Bellmon says McDaniel as a partisan Democrat was targeted. Treasury officials resisted the push since January but yielded around July 1. An aide alleged McDaniel leaked tax reform information to Senator Harris, a charge Mason denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times Service
NEW York
Treasury Department
Department
Bellmon
R-Okla
Paul McDaniel
McDaniel
Sen
Harris
D-Okla
Drew Mason
Mason
French Tourist Dies Near Stromboli Volcano Crater
A French tourist, Francis Meunier, 30, was killed near Stromboli crater as eruptions sent rocks and ash. Guide Salvatore di Sosa and his dog recovered the charred body after more than 40 hours, Meunier’s companions having scaled the cone days earlier without guides.
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Stromboli
Italy
Salvatore di Sosa
Francis Meunier
Paris
Meunier
di Sosa
Palermo Garbage Men Prove Point With Private Equipment
In Palermo Sicily garbage workers fund and run trucks and steam shovels after strikes and letters failed to secure city buy in. They continue day by day using rented gear on a voluntary shift to show old equipment hinders sanitation and warn of a possible typhus outbreak.
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Palermo
Sicily
Lawyer McDaniel Joins Gore Staff On Tax Reform Bill
Lawyers in the treasury's office of the tax legislative counsel who had overall responsibilities for drafting tax reform proposals. McDaniel will join the staff of Sen. Gore to work on the tax reform bill. Gore is a member of the senate finance committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Tax Legislative Counsel
McDaniel
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Senate Finance Committee
ISEA Speakers Set for Cedar Rapids School Meeting
The Cedar Rapids Education Association hosts an 8:30 a.m. Leaders Workshop with attendees from each school. Neil Curtis and Keith Jensen will represent ISEA, while Robert Arnold delivers the keynote. CREA leaders and committee chairs outline goals and responsibilities.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Harding School
Cedar Rapids Education Assn
CREA
ISEA
Neil Curtis
Des Moines
Keith Jensen
Mt. Vernon
Robert Arnold
Lincoln
Robert Hearst
Madison
Maria Shebetka
Eisenhower
Jack Roesch
McKinley
Stanley Burnell
Harding
Robert Allender
Jefferson
White Lake festival planners seek repeat rock event next summer
In White Lake New York organizers plan a larger rock festival for August 21 23 citing high turnout from last weekend. Michael Lang 24 notes the 600 acre Yasgur dairy site may be reused with extra land offered. About 400 000 attendees caused traffic food water and medical shortages and left a deficit of about 1 million dollars.
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New York
Grand Canyon
White Lake
N. Y
Michael Lang
Max Yasgur
Trip to Havana Not for Vultures
The Havana zoo will not receive two Indian vultures from Zurich as planned. Airport porters dropped the cage and the birds flew away roosting near Madrid. The zoo will instead receive an Indian tiger from Zurich. workers handled the tiger cage with more care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Havana Zoo
Zurich
Switzerland
Sidney’s Outgoing Nightly Socials Highlight Local Life
The LAFF A DAY note describes Sidney as very outgoing, with evenings spent bowling or at fights. It captures a lively social pattern and a taste for active nightlife in the community.
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Sidney
Mayor Holding Down Three Jobs in Casper
Casper Mayor Harry Geldien keeps three roles as acting city manager, athletic coordinator for the Casper-Midwest school system, and mayor. His tenure depends on the city council finding a new manager. Geldien earns about $1,000 a month for school duties and $1,200 as city manager, plus $10 annually as mayor.
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Casper
Wyo
Harry Geldien
Geldien
Casper-Midwest
Motor Vehicle Registration and Title Replacement Guidelines
If a registration slip or license plate is lost the owner must apply at the county treasurer for a duplicate, at fifty cents per plate or slip. For lost or destroyed titles the owner or lien holder should apply to the Department of Public Safety for a certified copy on a prescribed form with a two dollar fee, and the owner must notify the county treasurer within ten days of any change of name or address.
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Department of Public Safety
Want Ads Work For Buyers And Sellers
Classified statements note that want ads serve both buyers and sellers, offering a simple way to reach local customers and move goods or services quickly through the marketplace.
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Eugene Carson Blake
Ernest Payne
Payne
World Council
Wiliam Thompson
Philadelphia
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Robert Marshall
Chicago
Lutheran Church In America
Forman
N.Y
Dave Clark Five
John Davidson
Arlans
DEPT
Havana
MR Sc Shopper
Phe Prange
Cngg
Jax OO
Perma-Press
Velvet
Senna
Johnny Lightning
HOT Wheels
Trouneas
First Avenue
Lindale Plaza
Tay Prace Dreed RU
Bank Americard
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