Modern Bible Versions Offer Fresh Reading Impact
The King James Bible remains admired for literary majesty while over 1,000 words have shifted in meaning since 1611. The Revised Standard Version and the New English Bible lead modern translations with the New Testament drawing readers in plain speech. Readers are urged to start with Luke and Acts, then John, and to use commentaries like Harper's Bible Commentary and The Theological Word Book of the Bible to grasp context and authorship.
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Oxford University Press
Jesus Christ
God
Floyd V. Filson
McCormick Teleological Seminary
Prof. Filson
Christ
Roman Empire
Paul
Luke
Jesus
John
Corinth
Rome
Harper's Bible Commentary
Harper & Roe
Macmillan
Association Press Reflection Books
Paroled Editor Gets 20 Years
Rex Wil son Fletcher a 48 year old paroled Oklahoma prison newspaper editor pleaded guilty to first degree robbery for a $200 supermarket holdup on April 13. He may be sent back to Oklahoma as a parole violator. Fletcher served five years of a 25 year armed robbery sentence before his Oklahoma parole in 1961 and had four prior felonies. He was editor of the prison newspaper and was hired by Minnesota Pardon and Parole Board after release.
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Minneapolis
Rex Wilson Fletcher
Oklahoma
Minne
Patch of marijuana uprooted in Okfuskee County
Investigators from the state attorney general's office and the Okfuskee County sheriff's office uprooted and burned a marijuana patch near Okemah. Plants were about 60 days from maturity and would have been worth 25 000 to 30 000 on the drug market. No arrests made and location kept confidential.
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Okemah
State Attorney General's Office
Okfuskee County
Banker Appointed to Oklahoma Small Business Council
Carl Benton Hamm of Perry Oklahoma was named Thursday to the Small Business Advisory Council for Oklahoma. The advisory group assists John E Horen administrator of the agency who announced the appointment.
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Washington
Carl Berton Hamm
Perry, Okla
Small Business Advisory Council For
Oklahoma
John E. Horen
Subscription rates for Lawton area newspapers detailed
The notice lists monthly and per copy prices for Morning Press and Constitution editions in Lawton, including combinations with Sunday editions. It shows mail rates by county for various delivery options and outside Oklahoma rates, with figures for Const. & Sunday, Press & Sunday, and other bundles.
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Lawton
Constitution
Constitution Press
Comanche
Cotton
Tillman
Kiowa
Caddo
Grady
Stephens
Jefferson
Jackson
I Mo
Lightweight 105mm Gun XM104 Tested at Fort Sill
The XM104 105mm howitzer on a lightweight unarmored self propelled carriage is undergoing service tests by the U S Army Artillery Board at Fort Sill. Developed at Detroit Arsenal the weapon weighs 7250 pounds and is air transportable with swim capability. Automotive and artillery trials continue for about two months across Fort Sill Fort Bragg Aberdeen Proving Grounds and Alaska Arctic Test Board.
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U. S. Army Artillery Board
Fort Sill
Artillery and Missile Center
Army
Army Tank Automotive Center
Detroit Arsenal
Airborne Electronics and Special Warfare Board
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
Alaska
Arctic Test Board
Army Caribou
Artillery Board
U.S. Army Artillery Board
Rioting Students Rampage Across Colombia Town
In Bogota police fired bullets at a mob of about 400 high school students who rioted in a cattle town after failing to secure two preferred teachers. In a separate clash at an oil refinery center a boy was killed and 13 soldiers were wounded during a strike over electric and water shortages.
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Bogota
Colombia
Belcher Receives Congressional Service Award
Rep. Page Belcher of Oklahoma was among 134 lawmakers honored by Americans for Constitutional Action for voting records in support of strengthening and defending the nation’s political, economic and social system. He could not attend the ACA reception due to prior commitments.
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Washington
Page Belcher
R-Okla
House
Senate
Americans For Constitutional Action
Belcher
ACA
National Board of Trustees
Congress
Graduating Senior Completes 2160 Days of School
Dennis Grimes, 17, finished his valedictory at Valley High School after attending every class for 2,160 consecutive days with no absences. His mother credits his health and steady attendance, noting he even worked through common childhood illnesses during summers.
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LA Salle
Colo
Dennis Grimes
C. A. Grimes
Dennis
Valley High School
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Sheridan Rd
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