New Lutheran Church Formed After Charter Vote
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America unites three merging denominations creating a 5.3 million member body. Delegates approved founding documents and began a lengthy election for the new presiding bishop, with Herbert Chilstrom and David Preus leading early ballots amid a field of five top candidates. The merger, planned over five years by a commission, places the denomination as the second-largest in mainline Protestantism.
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David Preus
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New York City
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Barbara Lundblad
Reuben Swanson
LCA
Southern Baptists
United Methodists
National Baptist Convention
Slain man found after gunfire near John Gotti case
Police probe links a early Thursday slaying in Pauls Sweet Shop basement Staten Island to a reported Wednesday shooting at John Gotti in Queens. Detectives seek a possible connection as they piece witness accounts and a man chased and bundled into a limousine.
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Paul
Staten Island
Gotti
Gambino Crime Family
Queens
Reagan son details abuse claim in autobiography outline
Michael Reagan alleges sexual and emotional mistreatment by a day camp leader at age seven, in an autobiography outline circulated by Zebra Publishing. The 41 year old Los Angeles resident says his adoptive father figures and family learned of the allegations only after a Palm Sunday visit, with Penthouse and Joe Hyams involved in the book project.
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New York
Associated Press
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Palm
California
Elaine Crispen
Michael
Los Angeles
Dale Olson
Zebra Publishing
Hollywood
Joe Hyams
Olson
Penthouse Magazine
Maureen Reagan
Jane Wyman
Senate backs 4.5 billion Star Wars defense budget plan
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a 4.5 billion budget for Reagan's Star Wars anti missile research. U.N. ozone talks in Geneva reach principle agreement to curb CFC production with hopes for a September finish.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Reagan
Geneva
Mostafa Tolba
United Nations Environment Program
House
Armed Services Committee
Researchers warn of epidemic of childhood obesity in U S
A Boston AP report notes a 50 percent rise in overweight children over two decades, with whites most affected though blacks rise quickly, and predicts a boost in adult obesity. The Harvard led study cites inactivity as a likely factor and highlights urban Northeast regions as fattest.
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Boston
United States
Wil Dietz Jr
New England Medical Center
Steven Gortmaker
Harvard School of Public Health
American Journal of Diseases of Children
Soe
National Center For Health Statistics
Smith calls embassy demolition in Moscow ridiculous
Washington Rep Neal Smith chairman of the appropriations subcommittee opposes tearing down and rebuilding the U S Embassy chancery in Moscow. He cites state of the art Soviet listening devices and questions the Senate Intelligence Committee plan to use foreign materials increasing costs to about 23 million dollars.
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Washington
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Lowa
U.S
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Networks CEOs defend network news at tense hearing
ABC CBS NBC chiefs defended management of network news before a House subcommittee that clashed over First Amendment issues. Markey pressed questions on corporate control and news coverage while Tauke argued the hearing infringed press freedom.
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Washington
ABC
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Robert Wright
Thomas Murphy
Edward Markey
D-Mass
House Energy and Commerce
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