World Council of Churches and Violence Debate
The World Council of Churches condemns U S Viet Nam policy yet justifies violence only as a last resort. The text argues the council risks aiding communism and endangering Christianity by opposing Western nations while seeming to fear racial conflicts and violence across races.
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End of an Era in a New Millennium
The piece recalls ringing in 1959 with a toast and friendship as a sign of hope. It reflects on the dawning millennium and suggests the decade would bring political primaries and campaigns shaping a virtuous citizenry and a perfect government, amid expectations of Utopia.
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Paul Harvey and the Friendly Brothers Four
A vivid reminiscence of Paul Harvey touring with the Friendly Brothers Four in St. Louis, the quartet’s church aid, and a warning about violence. Includes reflections on Nixon, Kennedy, Rockefeller, and Teddy Roosevelt shaping U.S. policy and police work, ending with a critique of modern responses to crime and ransom cases.
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Roosevelt
Teddy
Perdicaris
Raisuli
Hanei
Tee Ayely
A Prayer For Today in a Changing World
Prayer asks God for constant presence amid change. It seeks strength courage and vision to follow the right path, and to feel Thy love and care even in uncertain times.
Price Of Appeasement In Eight Nurse Case
Column reflecting on a Chicago case where eight student nurses faced a captor. The author contrasts pacifist beliefs with historical appeasement patterns from Hitler to Stalin, arguing such optimism leads to fatal outcomes and urging decisive action against aggressors.
Bitter battle shapes GOP race for 1968 nomination
Washington reports a two man race for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination. Richard Nixon presents a traditional hard line campaign focused on Vietnam and party unity, while George Romney positions as a liberal-leaning modern Republican with a contentious stance on Vietnam and domestic policy.
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This Day In Review: Key 20th Century World Events
United Press International recalls moments from 1944 to 1945 including Austria declaring war on Serbia starting World War I, federal troops clearing unemployed veterans from Washington in 1982, and the U.N. charter ratified by the U.S. Senate in 1945. An Army B25 crashed into the Empire State Building, killing 13 and injuring 25. Jefferson quote closes.
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