Are Churches Slipping Says Gallup Poll Findings
Editorial notes Dr George Gallups annual check on church attendance shows 44 percent of adults attend on a typical Sunday, down from 45 percent last year and 49 percent a decade ago. Catholics attend more often but dropped four points. under 30s have the worst rate. Challenge to clergy to address waning faith and evolving worship patterns.
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George Gallup
Negotiations Begin urged by Lyndon Johnson on Vietnam peace
Lyndon Johnson urged beginning talks to achieve an honorable peace in Vietnam. He recalled past offers to negotiate and noted failures to reach agreement, while violence continued. He warned patience matters, but only when negotiations actually start around a table.
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White House
Lyndon Johnson
Viet Nam
Christmas decorations win top honors in local contest
First place in the residential contest was awarded to the William M. Gray residence at 1000 S Highland and the Presbyterian church at Steuben and Main. Other winning residents included Frank Young Dr. W. E. Gillilan Fred M. Harris Homer G. LaForge Robert M. Willis C. W. Ayling and L. J. Junod. Jane Klingner hosted a 1 PM luncheon at the Key hotel with many guests. The move of district WPA offices from Chanute to Iola began today and will finish tomorrow after Iola offered rent-free space, with Chanute losing 30 regular staff and payroll. An article on Rudyard Kipling by Nora B. Cunningham appears in the Kansas City Star.
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S. Highland
Presbyterian Church
Steuben and
Main
Frank Young
W. E. Gillilan
Fred M. Harris
Homer G. LaForge
Robert M. Willis
C. W. Ayling
L. J. Junod
Jane Klingner
Key Hotel
Dorothy Axcell
Virginia Keas
Barbara Koch
Adele Colan
Ann Chauncey
Betty Lou Young
Cleo Cole
Ivalonne Goodwin
Marjorie Moore
Mary Louise Bates
Ann Klingner
Ethel Wilson
Quenemo
LaVera Worley
Thayer
Luella Myers
Fredonia
Charlotte Thompson
Iola
Fern Cherrie
Inde
WPA
Chanute
Rudyard Kipling
Heffner’s Mississippi ordeal escalates amid civil rights turmoil
Ellis L. Bert recalls meeting with Albert Heffner in McComb Mississippi where Heffner said he would stay to push peaceful change. After a law office lease was canceled Heffner faced threats and violence as McComb normals shielded by local racism, with Emmet Thornhill linked harassment.
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Albert Heffner
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Miss
Johnson Administration
Ellis L. Bert
New York
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COFO
Freedom
Heffner
al Heffner
Coulton Smith
Episcopal Church
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New York Post
Johnson
Air pollution and personal health cautions in Dr Molner column
Reader letters challenge air pollution versus cigarette smoke claims and share personal smoke history. Dr Molner responds that individual exposure varies with habits and locations, urging reduction of both air pollution and personal smoking. Additional notes cover heart enlargement, childhood cataracts, ulcers, and a request for his booklet with a stamped self addressed envelope.
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Joseph G. Molner
M.D
Dr. Molner
Clips Quips From Various Papers
A wry line from the Pittsburg Sun notes the fellow who always has an angle tends to throw a curve. The El Dorado Times recalls a forehanded acquaintance asking for a fancy atta-shay case for Christmas to aid in landing a better job.
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Pittsburg Sun
el Dorado Times
TV Tonight: Western, Bewitched, Rome Adventure and Dean Martin Show
NBC presents A Medal For Reese at 7 30 p m with Reese Bennett chasing outlaws. Bewitched airs a 9 p m guest lineup headed by Janis Page and Louis Prima. Rome Adventure features Donahue Dickinson Brazzi Pleshette in color at 8 p m on CBS.
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Reese Bennett
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William Smith
Peter Brown
Philip Carey
ABC
Samantha
Darrin
CBS Movie
Rome
Troy Donahue
Angie Dickinson
Rossano Brazzi
Suzanne Pleshette
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Dean Martin
Janis Page
Stanley Holloway
Joanie Sommers
Louis Prima
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Richard Herane
Homer and
Jethro
Gia Maione
Sam Buttera
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Louis
Stanley
Bat Masterson
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FBI
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Hankel
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Amos Burke
Hollywood
Turbulent union leadership shakeup cited in Tampa office
The text describes internal steelworkers union turmoil led by I W Abel and Dave McDonald election outcomes. It details personnel moves in the Tampa office, firing Agnes Vaughn after backing McDonald, and appointing Estes Riffe despite a history of legal troubles.
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Agnes Vaughn
Old Steelworkers
Allegheny River
McKeesport
Vaughn
Tampa
Dave McDonald
Dave
I. W. Abel
Abel
Estes Riffe
Riffe
Bartow
Fla
Tampa Steelworkers
Mrs
Television Log Highlights for Thursday and Saturday Listings
Television schedule overview listing channels and programs across KVYOO TV to KODE TV for Thursday and Friday night into early Saturday, detailing cartoons, sitcoms, dramas, game shows, news, sports events, parades, and late night movies with channel numbers and time blocks.
Captain Lawrence Reed Home From Viet Nam as a Hero
Dighton Kansas crowds greet Captain Lawrence Reed a highly decorated aerial observer returning from Viet Nam He has earned two Purple Hearts 30 Oak Leaf clusters to his Air Medal three Distinguished Flying Crosses and the Gallantry Cross He flies 800 sorties and will appear on Today NBC before reporting to Eglin Air Force Base Florida.
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Kan
Lawrence Reed
Larry
Kansas
Dighton High School
Reed
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Frank Strickler
W. F. McKinney
Elizabeth
California
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