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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1969

Page

7

Presbyterians Consider Reparations Fund Plan

Officials of the United Presbyterian Church drafted a memorandum urging the 181st General Assembly to approve a plan to raise 50 million for the poor. The move follows demands by Negro and Spanish speaking minorities for reparations funding. Negro militant James Forman seeks 500 million from white churches and synagogues. Three Negroes interrupted services in Atlanta to press action.

San. Antonio Presbyterian Church General Assembly 181St General Assembly United Presbyterians James Forman South Forman Black Economic Conference Detroit U.S First Presbyterian Church Atlanta San Antonio New Orleans UPI

For Your Piano Sell It Fast with a Classified Ad

Classified call to action urging readers to place an ad to sell a piano quickly by dialing HE 2 5959. Emphasizes speed and simplicity of listing.

Rebuff at Grace Methodist as Black Manifesto reading prompts disruption

A Negro civil rights leader, Mel Jackson, and three aides were denied time to read the Black Manifesto during Grace United Methodist Church worship in Dayton. Pastor Rev. Dr. N C McPherson halted the reading after asking the service to finish, while the congregation sang America the Beautiful. Pamphlets outlining the Manifesto were handed out as the group left.

Dayton Ohio Grace United Methodist Church N.C. McPherson Mel Jackson Jackson McPherson Pul

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