Religious Body Nixes Tobacco Stock Sale
The Southern Presbyterian Church General Assembly in Jacksonville rejected a tobacco stock sale proposal by church agencies and boards. It approved a 1961 budget of 9,456,230 dollars and set reserve policy, plus a 1963 capital gifts campaign. The assembly discussed finances, governance, and a study of ministers and sacraments.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Southern Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
U.S
Assembly
Suwannee Presbytery
Florida
Clarence Elrod
Houma
Christianity and Health
A. V. Gibson
Atlanta
National Council of Churches
National Council
Methodists Rebuke Kennedy Slur on Catholic Candidacy
At the General Conference in Denver delegates rejected a South Carolina West Virginia resolution that tied Kennedy’s Catholic faith to politics. The measure was dismissed as inappropriate and harmful to church-state separation. The meeting approved a 15 million dollar missions budget and bishop salary increases as part of a broader four year program.
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Denver
Colo
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Methodist General Conference
South Carolina
West Virginia
Kennedy
G. Alfred Brown
Fort Worth
Tex
Look Magazine
G. Bromley Oxnam
Washington, D.C
Eugene C. Blake
Philadelphia
E. Crowson
Logan
W.va
Truman W. Potter
A. E. Bennett
Charleston
S.C
Clair Jarvis
Wheeling
Mr. Brown
Methodist Church
Pro government wins all decided seats in Laos election
The AP reports that pro government candidates have won 51 of 51 seats decided in Laos parliamentary elections. Returns are incomplete for two seats. Leftists claim rigging and rebels have begun harassing attacks with roadblocks. Six more seats to be decided May 8 in a second round.
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Vientiane, Laos
Nepal King Visits Fort Bragg Two-day US tour ends in New York
King Mahendra of Nepal and Queen Ratna visited Fort Bragg after a Washington state trip. They watched the 82nd Airborne display, saw a drop into a test zone, and viewed a rocket firing. The king and queen then continued to New York for a weekend rest before a nationwide tour.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
Mahendra
Nepal
Washington
Ratna
Fayetteville
King Mahendra
82Nd Airborne Division
New York
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N. C. Watchmaker’s Assn
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Eastman
Olly
Westinghouse
Hamilton Beach
Chens
Hallmark
General Electric
Westinghouse Table Radio
Tussy
Firestone
Genuine Eastman
Ory
Kred-Heast
Helena Rubinstein
Ida
Jet
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