Paperback Bible sales surge unseen in stores
The American Bible Society released a 599 page paperback titled Good News for Modern Man The New Testament in Today's English Version selling over three million copies since last September It is mailed ordered and widely distributed without paid advertising The book translates the New Testament into plain modern English and is designed for nonnative English readers and widespread church use.
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Disney posthumous service award planned for Walt Disney
New York AP reports a posthumous award for Walt Disney for distinguished service to children will be presented by a parents group. The announcement names Par ante Without Dormone Tao as the presenting body and mentions the ceremony details pending.
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Patrolman Delivers Baby Girl in Back Seat Crash
Atlanta patrolman Clower delivered a baby girl in the back seat of a wrecked car with a pocket knife and a shoelace. Mother Sharon Peeks and the 7-pound infant were taken to Grady Hospital in fine condition.
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Worm Diggers Back On Job In Maine Strike End
About a dozen blood-worm diggers returned to work in Wiscasset after a 14 day strike against Sheepscot River area bait dealers. Some 40 worm diggers kept walking out Thursday demanding higher fees per hundred worms from $2.50 to $2.75. Sand worm diggers were not on strike, bait dealers reported.
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Convict Black Muslim Devotee Faces Draft Refusal Conviction
Sylvester Nelsoms, 22, convicted by a jury in Atlanta of refusing to be drafted into military service. U.S. District Judge Sidney O. Smith set sentencing for June 30. Nelsoms testified that Black Muslims reject war generally, including Vietnam, but would fight if Islam gained independent territory and country attacked.
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Carrier Antietam moved to Davisville from Philadelphia
The World War II aircraft carrier Antietam was moved from the mothball fleet in Philadelphia to storage at Davisville Rhode Island due to crowding at the Philadelphia Naval Base.
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Steel Firm to Merge With Mining Division Is Planned
Bethlehem Steel Corp and the Rayford Division of Oglebay Norton announced a proposed merger to strengthen coal reserves and facilities. Bethlehem will acquire Kayford with mines in Boone Kanawha and Raleigh counties West Virginia, including a coal preparation plant at Kayford. Operations are to begin in early July with some production slated to serve Bethlehem steel plants.
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Guerrilla vendors dominate Rio downtown streets
In downtown Rio de Janeiro guerrilla street peddlers known as caelos resist police drives. They hawk contraband goods from razor blades to wedding bands, using lookouts and rapid dispersal tactics as police escalate campaigns. Municipal police face thwarted efforts and calls grow for semimilitary militia action.
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