Tennessee GOP to elect George Ed Wilson state chairman
Tennessee Republicans will meet in Nashville to elect George Ed Wilson as state chairman with Erby Jenkins stepping down. Wilson is backed by GOP leaders in Congress including Brock and Baker and is seen as a strong organizer to support a conservative U S Senate bid by Sam V Claiborne, who hopes to beat Gore in 1984. Democrats watch and wait.
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U. S. Senate
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U. S
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Brock
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Jefferson City
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Carrol Reece
Nashville
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Barry Goldwater
Eisenhower
Richard Nixa
Lynn Garden Church Youth Week Activities Highlight
Lynn Garden Church holds a two week youth led program with the 11 a m worship service led by youth. Norman Johnson acts as pastor and Marcia Hambrick as music director. John Sharrett leads the Wednesday prayer service and an all night event begins Friday at 11 p m with a film and breakfast at 6 a m.
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Norman Johnson
Paater
Marcia Hambrick
Caroll Kirby
J. L. Trent
Johnson
John Sharrett
Aim
UT Professor to Tour Europe for Medieval Humor Research
University of Tennessee classic languages scholar Dr. Albert Rapp will spend seven weeks in Italy, France, and England this summer gathering medieval joke material and visiting the remains of a Latin poet’s summer villa. The trip is funded by a $1,000 grant from the American Philosophical Society.
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University of Tennessee
Europe
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Italy
France
England
American Philosophical Society
UMW Sets Labor Day Celebration At The Breaks
The Breaks Interstate Park hosts a Labor Day event sponsored by the United Ming Workers of America. A 1963 model wagon will be given away as thousands of coal miners and families from Virginia coal counties are expected, with speakers from the Aviation Union in Washington and a beauty contest with cash prizes.
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Breaks Interstate Park
United Ming Workers of America
Virginia
Interavian Union
Washington
Brock Proposes Private Medical Aid Plan for Elderly
Rep W E Brock introducing a bill to reform elderly medical aid through private insurance with tax deductions for under 65s limited to 3 percent of gross income. The plan estimates a first year cost around 1.25 billion dollars, aims to keep hospitalization and medical insurance in private hands, and offers a tax credit up to 180 dollars for those over 85 who take out hospital and medical insurance.
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W. E. Brock
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