Church Union Gains Momentum Across Denominations
The 168th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church voted to merge with the United Presbyterian Church of North America pending two thirds approval by 256 presbyteries. Other churches move toward mergers including Evangelical Lutheran Church joining the World Council of Churches and Congregational Christian Churches uniting with Evangelical and Reformed Churches to form the United Church of Christ. A new pastor Rev G F Carter begins at Church of God on Commerce Street.
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Ecumenical Courier
168Th General Assembly
Presbyterian Church of the
United Presbyterian Church of North America
Evangelical Lutheran Church
World Council of Churches
American Lutheran Church
United Evangelical Lutheran Church
Congregational Christian Churches
Evangelical and Reformed Churches
Cleveland
Ohio
United Church of Christ
Union of Churches
United States
Australia
Methodist
Congregational
Presbyterian
United Church of North
Evangelical and Reformed Church of the Southern Synod
Blowing Rock Assembly
Aubrey Hedrick
Thomasville
Committee On Christian Education of
The
Southern Synod
B. J. Peeler
Concord
William T. Scott
Eton College
North Carolina Voters Decide on School Plan Amid Pleas
Voters cast ballots on a last resort constitutional amendment allowing communities to close schools to avoid forced integration. The measure includes tuition grants for private schooling and faces warnings of upheaval if defeated. Governor Hodges urged support to protect public education amidst nationwide push for desegregation.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Hodges
Rocky Mount
School Showdown Expected in Sturgis and Clay
FBI agents arrived in Sturgis as Kentucky National Guardsmen were placed on standby after tense clashes over school integration. Gov Chandler warned martial law could be declared on short notice while towns prepare for reopening Monday. Sturgis High School opened with a 25 0 football win over Bowling Green amid large crowds with no visible Negro spectators.
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Sturgis
FBI
Kentucky
Clay
Sturgis High
National Guard
Camp Breckinridge
Don Sturgill
Public Safety
A. B. Chandler
The
National Assn
Organiza
Sturgis High School
Bowling Green
Grimes Property Fades As Site Of Courthouse
THOMASVILLE It was announced here that Wallace A. Kennedy a Davidson County Board member will vote against the Grimes Mill property as the site for the new county courthouse and jail when the board weighs the matter on October 1. The board’s final vote must be unanimous by law.
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Thomasville
Wallace A. Kennedy
Davidson County Board of Commissioners
Grimes Mill
Train Jumps Track Injuring 37 Near Warsaw Indiana
The Pennsylvania Railroad Trail Blazer derailed near Warsaw while en route from Chicago to New York. 37 injured, none seriously. Rescue crews treated riders at the scene and hospitals. one wheel defect at the diner end blamed for the wreck.
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Warsaw
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
New York
Arete See
McDonald Hosies
Seealiy Medical Center
Sunday Enterprise Preview of Fall Fashion and Cirque Feature
The Sunday Enterprise announces a 12 page fall fashion section with three extra pages in the women’s section plus stories on circus life by Dick Bickerton and recreation needs in High Point. It also teases a schools writing method piece by Tom Alston and North Carolina election results coverage. An FHA home feature showcases a 1020 square foot house with enlarged pictures and plans.
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High Point
Dick Bickerton
Recreation Crisis
Robert Marks
Bill Stronach
Johnny
Tom Alston
North Carolina
Enterprise
Associated Press
FHA
Adlai Tries To Undercut GOP Theme In Illinois
Adlai E Stevenson criticized the Republican peace and prosperity theme during a homecoming reception in Springfield Illinois. He urged broader efforts on peace and prosperity and defended his stance against GOP charges of selling America short. Stevenson praised Richard Austin as a strong Democratic gubernatorial candidate and noted party tensions over the Paschen welfare fund affair. The campaign moves to Harrisburg Pennsylvania for a $50 dinner that marks the official kickoff with national TV time.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
America
Orville E. Hodge
Illinois
Richard Austin
Austin
Herbert C. Paschen
Paschen
Harrisburg
Father Refuses To Identify Baby In Lake Whitney Case
In New Haven Connecticut Steph en Ruotolo refuses to identify the body found in Lake Whitney as his six week old daughter Cynthia kidnapped from a Sears Roebuck store in Hamden. Coroner James Corrigan and family members say the body is Cynthia but Ruotolo remains firm. Positive identifications come from Cynthia's mother Anna Monte, a pediatrician, and a visiting nurse who cared for the child.
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New Haven
Conn
Stephen Ruotolo
Lake Whitney
Ruotolo
Cynthia
Sears Roebuck
Hamden
James J. Corrigan
Corrigan
Anna Monte
Seven Indicted in Acid Blinding Case
A federal grand jury charged seven men with conspiracy to throw acid on Victor Riesel to intimidate him and deter witnesses from testifying. The probe linked to racketeering. John Dioguardi’s brother Thomas was not indicted and was released on bail after claiming no knowledge of John’s activities.
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Victor
Victor Riesel
Thomas Dioguardi
John
Thomas
Oreenn
Riesel
Manhattan
Clergymen Support Pearsall Plan in North Carolina
High Point editor Holt McPherson reports most North Carolina clergymen favor the Pearsall Plan for public schools based on minister replies to the Governor's Committee. He notes a few oppose and a small number from suspected crackpots.
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High Point
N.C
North Carolina
Governor's Committee
Holt McPherson
McPherson
Ministers of the Gospel
the Church
Irishman Reports Saucer Sighting in Bog near Loup
Irish farmer Hutchinson and his wife Mauda watched a bright red saucer shaped object 3 feet high and 18 inches across drop into a bog near their home in County Derry. The craft spun and resisted capture, then vanished into rain clouds as police reported the incident to RAF Aldergrove.
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Hutchinson
Derry
Mauda
Loup
Royal Air Force Station
Aldergrove
State proposes big spending on parks sanatoriums and campuses
Gov Hodges and the budget group heard requests for more than 144 million in permanent improvements including air conditioning at sanatoriums and upgraded park facilities. The plan calls for 1 074 million to modernize 10 state parks and one recreation area, plus 1 3037 million for sanatoriums and operating boosts over two years.
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Eneas Cocoons
Tom Morse
North Carolina
Conservation and Development Board
Cairo Talks with Nasser Continue Amid Mixed Signals
A Menzies mission spokesman says talks with President Nasser on the Suez can al remain ongoing with no final stages reached. Heikal of Akhbar Al Yom notes Egypt seeks sovereignty and rejects an international Suez board despite calls for cooperation.
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Cairo
Egypt
Menzies Mission
Nasser
Suez
Noel Deschamps
Deschamps
Hugh Cash
Dash
Robert G. Menzies
Australia
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Mahmoud Fawzi
Abi ‘Sabry
Abdel Hakim
Washington
U. S
Suez Canal
Britain
France
Mohamed Hassanein Eikal
Akhbar al Yom
Heikal
Suez Canal Board
Six Girls Have Inside Track As Contest Goes Down To Wire
Atlantic City judges narrow Miss America field to five finalists after a week of preliminaries. Six contestants from the Midwest, Far West and South led the inside track by winning talent and swimsuit rounds. Final selection and telecast on ABC-TV set for tonight.
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Atlantic City
Irlm
Abc-Tv
Midwest
Far West
South
Cin
Seresesathans Knotek
Lincoln
Arkansas
Barbara Conway
Leo
Alabama
Anne Arian
Birmingham
Chicago
Sandra 22
Hawaii
Jere Wright
Honolulu
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G. F. Carter
Church of God
Commerce Street
Harold F. Douglas
Asheville
Mr. Carter
Charlotte
Tar Heels
Hedges
Ivea
Grimes
the Sunday Enterprise
Adlai
American Political Science Association
E. E. Schattschneider
Harry Truman
Presi
California
Joan Beckett
Sacramento
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