Ancient Coptic prayer book finds Christ cross link to judgment
The University of Chicago Oriental Institute reports discovery of a two part Coptic manuscript in an Egyptian monastery cell. The text portrays Christ and Peter debating why Christ bears the cross on Judgment Day and includes hymnic lines praising the cross. The find suggests an unpublished thread in early Christian oral history.
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Chicago
Jesus Christ
Egypt
University of Chicago
Oriental Institute
Sudan
Christ
Peter
Mount of Olives
Heaven
Antimissile Policy Sparks Clash Between Two Scientists
Berkeley physicist Edward Teller and Washington University biologist Barry Commoner debated the value and risks of spending billions on antimissile systems and fallout shelters at a California symposium. Commoner warned of catastrophic consequences from nuclear war, while Teller urged strong civil defense as a deterrent to prevent attack.
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Berkeley
Calif
Barry Commoner
Department of Botany
Washington
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Commoner
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Teller
Hitler
Johnson
Justice Department Allows Valachi Memoirs Publication
The Justice Department will permit Joseph Valachi, a convicted killer and Cosa Nostra insider, to publish his 1,180 page memoir The Real Thing. Valachi wrote the manuscript in the District of Columbia jail where he has lived since 1963 after exposing the Mafia to federal authorities and a Senate committee.
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Washington
Justice Department
Joseph Valachi
Cosa Nostra
District of Columbia
Senate
la Cosa Nostra
Danish Bishop Frowns On Compulsory Church Attendance
A Danish Lutheran vicar, Rev. Ludwig Husum, demands parents with a baptized child attend church monthly for 14 years. Six couples pledged, one refused and complained to the diocese. The ministry says coercion to attend is illegal. Husum vows to continue, hoping for legal change.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Ludwig Husum
Sobber
Sotre Ajistrup
Jutland
Husum
Ministry of Churches
Jesus
State Receives 1 million Recreation Funds for Wisconsin
Federal interior funds totaling 1 770 000 for Wisconsin outdoor recreation programs were approved. Forty percent will go to counties towns and municipalities for local projects with guidelines favoring large populations. The Land and Water Conservation Fund funds will be matched by states or local governments with allocations ranging from 114 000 in Milwaukee County to smaller sums in sparsely populated northern counties.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Department of Interior
L. P. Voigt
State Conservation Department
Voigt
Land and Water Conservation
Milwaukee
Sailor Duffrin on Leave from Destroyer Prichett
Sailor Robert Duffrin son of Mr and Mrs Lendal Richardson of 1626 La Crescent St is on leave visiting at home. He served aboard the destroyer Prichett on a South Pacific and South China Seas tour. Duffrin is a 1963 Logan High School graduate.
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Lendal Richardson
la Crescent St
Prichett
South Pacific
South China Seas
Duffrin
Logan High School
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