Mission work in United States reaches rural America
Missionary leader Rev. Edward Slattery spoke in Cedar Rapids about the Catholic Extension Society supporting U S home missions. He cited three nuns aiding poor, unchurched areas near the Ozarks and described the program funding, travel, lodging, and salaries. The effort underscores sustained outreach across regions from Alaska to Appalachia with emphasis on service over evangelism.
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Africa
United States
Southeast
Southwest
Great Plains
Appalachia
Alaska
Edward Slattery
Catholic Extension Society
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Missouri
Ozarks
Extension Society
Daughters of Charity
Slattery
Mary Claudia
Ozark
Sister Maria
Annalee
Life
Krakow
Poland
Guam
Extension
Key People Concert Highlighted At First Covenant Church
The second annual Key People Concert fills First Covenant Church on Friday at 7 30 p m with local artists including Jack Carey Tom Aulwes Dan Bergen and more The event is sponsored by Keys to Living a Christian counseling center. Gospel singer Larnelle Harris headlines Sunday services at First Assembly. The Harmony Hawks perform at St Marks Lutheran. Screenings and talks linked to faith groups are planned across several churches with luncheon reservations in Iowa City.
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First Covenant Church
25Th Street
G Avenue
Jack Carey
Tom Aulwes
Dan Bergen
Alan Brinkman
Musette Green
Jane Edward
Glenn
Lynn Vosatka
Keys To Living
Christian Counseling and Resource Center
North Park Place
Stephen Allen
Larnelle Harris
Charlotte
N.C
First Assembly of Church
42Nd St
Harmony Hawks
Len Biella
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
First Ave. NE
Jan Teel
Christian Women's Outreach
Davenport
Iowa City
Aglow
Purple Cow
Highway 218
Rose Marie Kintz
Win at Bridge: Strategic Choices in a South Hand
In a bridge problem by Oswald Jacoby and Alan Sontag South shifts to three no trump after a diamond response. The sequence centers on East’s defense and West’s diamond signals, with East’s decisions shaping the endgame and potential endplay threats.
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Oswald Jacoby
Alan Sontag
South
East
West
Quakers oppose Reagan neutron bomb policy
The American Friends Service Committee calls Reagan's decision to stockpile the neutron bomb a dangerous step toward nuclear holocaust. Archbishop John Roach of St. Paul Minneapolis questions the move, saying it could erode barriers to nuclear weapon use.
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Philadelphia
American Friends Service Committee
Quakers
Reagan
U.S
Roman Catholic Bishops
John R. Roach
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Nazi Troops Reach Outskirts of Leningrad 1941
On this date in 1941 Nazi forces advanced to the outskirts of Leningrad during World War II as the siege pressed into its early phase. Russian defenses and Allied observers tracked the movement as Axis troops pushed closer to the city.
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Leningrad
Russia
Premier Mossadegh Comments Oil Talks Collapse
Thirty years ago, Premier Mohammed Mossadegh stated that negotiations between Britain and Iran over oil had failed, signaling a breakdown in talks and possible shifts in regional policy.
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Mossadegh
Britain
Iran
Lutherans urge closer ties with Roman Catholics worldwide
The Lutheran World Federation executive committee issued a five page statement titled All Under One Christ calling for strengthened cooperation with Roman Catholic churches. It notes joint observances of the Augsburg Confession’s 450th anniversary deepened shared convictions and showed many differences are not church dividing but legitimate diversity.
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Turku
Finland
Lutheran World Federation
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Tension Magazine
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Shirley Wicks
Robert Schuller
Billy Graham
Chris Elkin
Hillside Wesleyan
First Ave
Noelridge Baptist Church
Clifton St. NE
Little Lowell
Little Lowell Mason
Joplin
Central Assembly of God Church
F Ave
Mason
Calvary Baptist Church
Johnson Ave
Larnelie Harris
Lowell Mason
Seichow and Righter Co
Scrabble
Judd
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Declarer
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Lew Miller
Immanuel
Baptist Church
Sonlight Singers
Pythian Hall
Old Marion Road
Lola Andrews
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