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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1977

Page

9

Florida Minister Relieved Elvis Is Not Performing

In Tallahassee Florida Reverend Charlie Boykin, youth director at Lakewood Baptist Church, says he is relieved Elvis Presley will no longer perform. He linked rock music to teenage pregnancy and criticized Presley’s religious claims, noting the performer’s death as not mourned personally by him.

Florida Elvis Tallahassee Frs Elvis Presley Charlie Boykin Presley Boykin Lakewood Baptist Church Hobby

Goren and Sharif play bold four diamonds hand

In a featured rubber bridge hand, Harold Ogust presents a standout play after East doubles four clubs and West shifts. Declarer, facing a 4-1 trump break, cashes top cards and uses ruffs and a club exit to crush West. The column praises the defense and outlines the daring double and takeout decisions.

Harold Ogust Ogust East West Declarer

Pleas for Federal Funds for Capitol Cemetery Unheeded

In Washington, pleas for federal help to restore the Congressional Cemetery known as Americas Westminster Abbey have failed amid budget cuts. The historic burial ground once housed presidents and 57 members of Congress, while gaps widen in surrounding walls and stones lie overturned.

Washington Congressional Cemetery Capitol America Westminster Abbey Congress

Printed Pattern 9045 and the Congressional Cemetery history

The article notes Marian Martin pattern details with prices and order info, then shifts to the Congressional Cemetery in Washington. It recounts creation in 1807, church control, plots for Congress, transfers to the War Department and Veterans Administration, and maintenance shifts. It cites figures on plots, notable burials, and ongoing lease debates to separate church and state funding.

Episcopal Parish Christ Church Congress Washington Tilman B. Parks D-Ark Carl T. Noll National Cemetery System The Veterans Administration John Quincy Adams Wilam Henry Harrison Zachary Taylor Marine Corps John Philip Sousa Marine Band Stars and Stripes Matthew Brady Eldridge Gerry J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Gerry Marian Connolly House Veterans’ Affairs War Department Rep. Parks

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