Clergy Feel Pressures Spark Resignations Across Faiths
A diary by Rabbi Martin Siegel details clergy loneliness and identity loss as priests and pastors face personal stress. Studies from Notre Dame and surveys of Roman Catholics and Protestants show significant shares of young clergy consider quitting, while overall faith convictions remain firm. Clergy urge public understanding and support amid perceived secularization and leadership gaps.
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Ergy
Martin Siegel
Temple Sinai
Templeville
N.Y
Siegel
John P. Koval
University of Notre Dame
Simple Ideas That Changed A Daily Task Legacy of Vosbikian Mop
A reminiscence on Peter S. Vosbikian, who emigrated to the United States at 21 with limited English and no powerful connections. His simple breakthrough came from assembling a squeeze mop from household scraps, transforming floor cleaning and spawning two firms that created jobs and popularized a practical invention. The piece links his story to the larger idea that opportunity hides in plain sight.
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Russell H. Conwell
Peter S. Vosbikian
Philadelphia
Es Vosbikian
Congress Faces Bitter Draft Battle Over Extension and Volunteer Force
Congress debates extending the Selective Service Act as June 30 looms. Nixon seeks a two year extension and $1.4 billion to raise pay and recruit volunteers for a 2.5 million strong force. Hatfield and Kennedy push limits on draft calls and dismantling the system amid Vietnam war debates.
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Congress
Pentagon
Nixon
Senate Armed Services Committee
Thomass. Gates
Gates Commission
Senate
Mark C. Hatfield
Ore
Edward M. Kennedy
Mass
Kennedy
United States
Cambodia
Fiscal Jeremiah Ellender of Louisiana Leads Senate Seniority
The Senate’s new president pro tem Allen Ellender of Louisiana, 80, is its oldest member. A fiscal watchdog and longtime Appropriations Chairman, he boasts he never smoked or drank and his travels with embassy staff draw protests over government spending. He chronicles his travels in little black books and lectures, shaping a wary view of foreign aid and taxpayer money.
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Washington
Senate
Peppery Allen Hilender
Montegut
Grace Johnson
White House
Dennis
Bayounthe
Deta
Ellender
Appropriations
Jeremiah
Pakistan
Louisiana
USIS
Bright
Elfender
Allen Elfender
Mauritania
Politician’s African Trip Details and Patent Lobby Sparks
Jack Anderson recounts a globe trotting official’s notes from Cameroon Madagascar Nigeria and the African Republic describing mundane sights and a barber visit. The piece then shifts to Washington where a patent lobby bill could shield major firms from antitrust suits while McClellan probes Teamster pension abuses and Harriman comments on the Berrigan case.
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Cameroon
Madagascar
African Republic
Nigeria
Senate
Eport
Washington
Justice
Justice Department
Mada
Teamster
John McClellan
Potter
Harriman
Hoover
W. Averell Harriman
Berrigan
Georgetown
Berrigan Brothers
White House
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
J William.o. Douglas
Supreme Court
Harriman Ebrela
Berrigant
Douglas
Ambulance over a fence idea wins the clash of views
A rural debate over preventing cliff accidents ends with a plan for an ambulance in the valley after many slips. Community figures, including Dr. Lowry, push prevention by fencing the cliff top and funding a district ambulance for Udipi and Manipal in India, tied to a Rotary District gift to aid health efforts. The piece also notes political turmoil in India and related international reflections.
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Soria
Joseph’ Malin
Charles W. Lowry
Pinehurst
Udipi
India
Australia
Lowry
Manipal
R.I
Sydney
Peking
Calcutta
America
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B. Terry, JR
Joseph P. Rawley
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