Trial on Red China Fallout Divides Churches in 1950
The National Council of Churches faces a heated dispute over its stance on recognizing the People’s Republic of China. Denominational leaders weigh in as donors and supporters react, while the council maintains no official position beyond opposition to communism. The controversy tests unity amid ongoing peace education efforts.
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George W. Cornell
Associated Press
National Council of Churches
China
World Order
Cleveland
Taiwan
Korea
Peoples’ Republic of China
United Nations
Council
Indictments Filed In Fake Holdup And Related Crimes
Huntington officers report multiple indictments by the common pleas court grand jury. Mollett faces grand larceny for a fake holdup involving 4000 dollars, with accomplice Adkins named. Pate indicted for murder in a tavern shooting. Rhodes indicted for forging a deed and loan documents tied to a 19 825 loan, with prior sentencing overturned and new trial ordered.
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Huntington
F. M. Mollett
Richard Adkins
Mollett
Common Pleas Court
Rhodes
Glen C. Dowell
Carrollton
Ohio
John W. Hereford
Common Pleas
Iranian launches sink in Persian Gulf storm
Two Iranian launches sank in a Persian Gulf storm Thursday. Between 15 and 20 people are reported dead. The vessels were traveling from Kuwait to Abadan with passengers and commercial goods aboard.
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Tehran
Iran
Persian Gulf
Kuwait
Abadan
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J. P. Sheridan
Dayton
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Didley Paul Pate
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W. C. Handy
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Gaia
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ST. Albans
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