Bible History Through Turmoil and Survival Across Centuries
The article traces the Bible’s turbulent English journey from Luther and Tyndale through royal control and bans under Mary I, to revival under Elizabeth I. It notes Tyndale’s exile, burning, and execution, the Coverdale and Great Bibles, Cromwell’s church copies, and the Geneva, Rheims Douay, and Pilgrim-era influences shaping English scripture.
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Martin Luther
William Tyndale
Germany
England
Henry VII
Tyndale
Antwerp
Thomas Cromwell
Mary I
Mary
Switzerland
America
Elizabeth
Continent
Rheims-Douay
Peace Talks Begin Amid Global Pressure and Shifting Alliances
U N Secretary General Waldheim warned in Geneva that Middle East peace is fragile and new hostilities could erupt if talks fail. Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy links U S and Soviet sponsors, with Syria boycotting. The article also traces Bible translation history from early English versions to modern Revised Standard Version and New American Bible, noting ongoing scholarly methods and global distribution efforts.
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Tured. U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Geneva
Middle East
Kissinger
Middle’ East
Europe
Paris
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
England
America
Pew
Near East
Asia
Congress approves mixed bills amid aid and defense plans
Congress sent the president a flood program coverage bill, a species protection treaty act, and emergency aid for Israel and Cambodia. Defense and foreign aid measures bar U.S. petroleum shipments to Southeast Asia and fund missile defense and submarine communication systems. Senate-House conferees reached a compromise for a Social Security 2-step boost funded by a tax increase, needing Senate then House approval.
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Congress
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Laos
Israel
Cambodia
Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
Russell B. Long
D-La
Ford Promises Best Effort to Stop Nixon Impeachment
Washington AP Vice President Ford said he would do his best to keep the House from impeaching President Nixon. He urged that there be more evidence before any impeachment move and noted public sentiment against it. Ford described a mixed congressional scorecard, praised the Nixon tax return release, and discussed his skiing trip via government aircraft for security reasons.
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Gerald Ford
House
Nixon
Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Judiciary Committee
Ford
Senate
United States
Paul Miltich
California
Michigan
University of Michigan
Air Force
Vail
Colo
Secret Service
Denver
Congress
Cobalt Hauling Truck Wrecks on I 80 No Contamination
A truck carrying cobalt split open after a sideswipe on icy I 80 near Stroudsburg Pennsylvania. Police closed a 20 mile stretch while officials confirmed no radiation leakage. The cobalt was in lead lined containers weighing 2500 pounds each, with the two ounce cobalt sample destined from Cleveland to Brooklyn for Argentina. Traffic largely resumed by evening.
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Stroudsburg
Henry Bicehouse
Bicehouse
Mountain Pass
Donald McDonald
State Department of Environmental Resources
Ricehouse
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Ohio
Brooklyn
Argentina
Jay Stickney
Picker Intra-America Corp
Pocono Mountain
Pennsyvania
Philadelphia
New York City
Compromise package outlines welfare and aid protections
The proposal includes higher payments to elderly, blind and disabled on welfare under a new federal Supplemental Security Income program starting January 1. It also guarantees that the 3.6 million people covered by SSI will not lose food stamps or Medicaid protections.
Congress Impeachment Machinery Starts To Roll
Washington AP reports the House Judiciary Committee begins inquiry into possible impeachable offenses against Nixon with John Doar appointed to direct the investigation. Chairman Rodino aims to wrap up by April as Doar oversees 31 lawyers and evidence prep.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
John Doar
Justice Department
Peter W. Rodino
D-N.j
Rodino
Judiciary Committee
Doar
Nixon
Reding
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