Congregational Christians Face Hard Meeting Over Social Action
In New Haven 2500 delegates at Yale gather for a week long General Council session as a fierce debate over the Social Action Council unfolds. Supporters insist the group applies gospel teaching to current issues while critics fear centralization and political bents. A potential merger with the Evangelical and Reformed Church also looms, drawing opposition over local church autonomy.
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New Haven
Conn
Ray Gibbons
Church
Council For Social Action
Yale University
General Council of
The
Congregational Christian Churches
Evangelical and Reformed Church
North Dakota
California
Social Action Council
Board of Review
League
E National
Frank A. Bean
Minneapolis
Eee
Comc
Gibbons
Council
Sooner Families Own Record Amount of Life Insurance
NEW YORK The Institute of Life Insurance reports Oklahoma families owned a record amount of life insurance at the start of the year. The organization said Oklahoma families owned more than three billion dollars worth, up from about one billion previously.
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New York
The
Institute of Life Insurance Reports
Oklahoma
Thorne Sober When Last Seen Alive
Montgomery Ward heir Thorne, 20, last seen sober at 4 a.m. in Chicago, found dead hours later in his Gold Coast apartment. Doctor says death undetermined, believed about 5 a.m. after a visit to SuzAnne Rooks, 23, who declined a picnic with Thorne and his fiancée Maureen Regan. Rooks subpoenaed for coroner's inquest. recent will left shares to Ragen and mother. prior will left entire fortune to mother.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward
Thorne
Gold Coast
SuzAnne Rooks
Miss Rooks
Sgt
Thomas Mulvey
Maureen Regan
Lake Geneva
Wis
Mulvey
Cypress Gardens
Fla
William Cobb Thorne
Montgomery Ward & Co
Miss Ragen
New Child Welfare Plan Is Approved
Oklahoma City plan to reorganize and expand child welfare services approved by Public Welfare Commission. Director L. E. Rader says the plan will strengthen and extend care to children in all counties. It calls for a new security system for adoption records and a child welfare worker in every county.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Public Welfare Commission
L. E. Rader
Counies
White House cancels presidential news conference
The White House cancels a scheduled presidential news conference for Wednesday and says there will be no news conference this week.
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Washington
White House
Kerr-McGee Employees Protest Turner Smear
Kerr-McGee Oil Industries workers led by Senator Robert Kerr issued an open letter denying accusations in the Senate race. The Oklahoma group defends its offshore leases, Wynnewood refinery, and uranium dealings as lawful and not foreign-owned.
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Oklahoma City
Kerr - McGee Oil Industries
Robert S. Kerr
Kerr
Senate
Roy J. Turner
Kerr- McGee
Turner
Pat Johnson
Kerr-McGee
Oklahoma
State Highway Department
Louisiana
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Heart Attack, Not Intruder Ruled Cause Of Ada Man's Death
An autopsy report states Nelson Culberson died from a heart attack, not an intruder's attack. Culberson was found dead in his yard twelve miles south of Ada with a lump on his skull, and officers believe a heart seizure caused him to fall from a peach tree while picking fruit.
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Ada Man
Ada
Okla
Nelson Culberson
Culberson
Kiwanians Hear Fairground Needs in Comanche County
Comanche County Kiwanians discussed fairgrounds needs and planned improvements led by Fred Bentley as plans and specifications were reviewed. Jack Carter highlighted agriculture as a leading industry with annual income around $6,000. Lewis Haydock reported on intergroup use of fairground buildings. A $195,000 bond issue was presented to retiring president Kanzy A. Martin for a resolution of appreciation, as Zeke Horne took over the presidency and outlined new committee appointments.
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Jack Carter
Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Comanche County
Lewis Haydock
Fred Bentley
Fair Board
Kanzy A. Martin
Charles G. Ozman
Martin
Zeke Horne
Banjo-eyed comic Eddie Cantor signs $9 million seven year deal
Eddie Cantor inks a seven year contract worth 9 million with Ziv Television Company. He will appear on radio and television and serve as a production executive, producing 39 filmed half hour TV shows and 39 taped radio programs for Ziv.
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Hollywood
Eddie Cantor
Ziv Television Company
Nation's birth rate tops 1953 record in four months
The Public Health Service reports 1,291,000 babies were born in the first four months of 1954, about 30,000 more than the same period in 1953. Last year total births reached 3,971,000. Officials note a clear trend toward larger families with three or four children.
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Washington
Public Health Service
First steam launching near San Diego says Navy
The Navy disclosed that for the first time in naval history a steam launch from the 38,000 ton carrier Hancock was conducted off the southern California coast. The report cited E. Brooks of Los Angeles as the launch witness.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Aeer Fiom E. Brooks
Los Angeles
Hancock
Califorenia
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