Evangelist Billy Graham Defends WECEF Fund Needs
Asheville AP report notes Billy Graham says the World Evangelism and Christian Education Fund requires more money despite a 22.9 million fund. He cites rising costs, disaster relief, and two major projects including a Wheaton College center and a 1200 acre Bible training site near Asheville. He denies secrecy and emphasizes independent board oversight and personal salary limits.
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Asheville
Billy Graham
Graham
Wheaton College
Illinois
Ashville
World Evangelism and Christian Education Fund
WECEF
Farms Continue Losing Workers
ATLANTA AP reports Southeast nonfarm employment rose to 12.83 million in June, a record for eight-state area. May to June gains totaled 66 500 with construction up 18 000 and manufacturing up 36 400, while government employment fell. States include Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee.
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Southeast
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Donald M. Cruse
Cruse
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Hot Humid Weather Persists With Scattered Thunderstorms
The local forecast shows hot and humid conditions with partly cloudy skies through Saturday. Afternoon and evening thundershowers are possible at 3 percent today, 10 percent tonight, and 30 percent Saturday, with highs in the 90s and overnight lows in the 70s. Extended outlook through Tuesday remains hot with daily scattered storms.
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North Carolina
Barrows Move Century-Old House to Save Guilford County History
Brenda and Joe Arnold Barrow rescued a century-old Greensboro wreck with a rusting roof and snakes. They relocated the structure 200 feet beside a giant oak to restore it, hoping to preserve Guilford County history which they say is little preserved.
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Greensboro
Brenda
Joe Arnold Barrow
Barrows
Guilford County
Carter Studies Panama Canal Pact To Sell It In Congress
President Carter devotes a full day to review the new Panama Canal pact word for word and plans a nationwide sales push. Ambassadors Bunker and Linowitz said the agreement reflects his consent, with Joint Chiefs backing, as U.S. manpower and finances shift toward Panama’s control and canal neutrality by 1999.
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Carter
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Jody Powell
Ellsworth Bunker
Sol Linowitz
Departments of State and Defense
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Linowitz
Panama
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Harold Brown
Warren Christopher
David C. Jones
Air Force
Joint Chiefs
United States
Panama Canal
Canal
Canal Zone
U.S
Hamilton Jordan
Jordan
Park Criticized Over Admission
A Greensboro man criticized Carowinds for letting Amy Carter enter free while his group of 30 mentally disabled children were denied free admission. Park officials defended Amy’s free entry as a VIP. The Carter entourage used a rear entrance and paid no admission.
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Carowinds
Amy Carter
Tom Olds
Amy
V.S.P
Secret Service
David P. Lipinski
Henry Wiseman Kendall Center
Charlotte
Washington, D.C
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