Roots journey to Hvidberg Denmark reveals ancestral church
Religion editor Karen Taylor and her mother Emma Safley recount a trip to Hvidberg in Jutland where the village church and nearby Smerup’s vanished village connect two Iowa visitors with Danish ancestors. They describe the ancient burial mounds, Viking links, and the church’s 700 year history, ending with reflections on heritage.
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Denmark
Landsbykirker
Hvidberg
Jutland Peninsula
Copenhagen
Christ
Skibsted Fjord
Great Britain
Odin
Thor
Gorm the Old
Harald Bluetooth
New World
Karen Taylor
Emma Safley
Diverse faith events and concerts in Cedar Rapids area
A weekend and upcoming week feature a Hibbing Minnesota duo at Bethany Lutheran Church and a Martin Luther King service at Mount Zion Baptist Church with L A Dunnigan. Other items include Robins Church events, Calvary Baptist film series, John XXIII Society meeting, and workshops by church leaders.
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Johnson/Olsen
Hibbing
Minn
Bethany Lutheran Church
Forest Drive
Kurt Johnson
Jimi Olsen
Martin Luther King
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Eighth St. SE
L.A. Dunnigan
Chicago
Textile Workers Union of America
Afl-Cio
The
Coalition For Black Trade Unionists
United Food and Commercial Workers
St. Matthew’s Church
First Ave
John F. Sweeney
Cedar Rapids
Catholic bookstore to open in Cedar Rapids March
Joel and Marilyn Goran will open the St. Francis Center at 718 Third Ave SE in March. They will sell theology and religious education books, family life titles, prayers and social justice works, plus records, tapes, greeting cards and gifts.
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St. Francis Center
Third Ave
Joel
Marilyn Goran
Gorans
Twin Pines Drive
Joel Gorun
Gorun
Dubuque
Archdiocesan Office of Religious Education
LaSalle High School
Cedar Rapids
Goruns
Dr Martin Sweig Indicted For Federal Defraud Charges
On this date in 1970 Dr. Martin Sweig administrative assistant to House Speaker John McCormack was indicted on charges of defrauding federal agencies.
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Martin Sweig
John McCormack
Security Council Votes 11-1 to Seat PLO for Debate
In 1976 the United Nations Security Council voted eleven to one to seat the Palestine Liberation Organization for its debate on the Middle East. The United States cast the sole dissenting vote.
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U.N. Security Council
Palestine Liberation Organization
Middle East
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Iowa
Poul
Marie Pedersen
Herr Pedersen
Poul Pedersen
Thyholm
Gazette
Jonah
Emmanuel House of Prayer
E. Jefferson St
Iowa City
Charlotte Hoeffer
Aquinas Institute
Emmanuel House
Country Church
Robins Church of
Calvary Baptist Church
Johnson Ave
James Dobson
University of Southern California School of Medicine
John XXIII Society
Carey Landry
Lafayette
Carol Kinghorn
Indianapolis
Ind
Landry
Kinghorn
Hi God
God
Women’s Aglow Fellowship
Cedar Rapids Women's Aglow Fellowship
Gage Union
Coe College
Longbranch
Larry Johnson
Open Door Christian Counseling Ministry
Salvation Army
Marcus Stillwell
Illinois-Eastern
Stillwell
Salvation Army Corps
C Ave
Bender
Glenn Bender
First Congregational Church
Kcrg— TV
East Germany
Manhattan College
New York City
Joel Goran
Goran
Salem United Methodist Church
Paul Hasel
3Rd St
Maranatha
Benedict
Bowman Woods
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Singing Evangelists
Chicago, Illinois
Evangelistic Crusade
C.ave
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