Indo Girl in U.S. Marry Request Sparks Immigration Push
20 year old Vietnamese student in Denver seeks to wed Lowry Air Force airman Gordon Miller 24. Rep Byron G Rogers vows to block deportation even if requires Congress urging permanent residence as a quota immigrant. The couple plans marriage within a month despite red tape.
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Denver
Chi
Kim T. Hoang
Byron. G. Rogers
Lowry Air Force Airmman
Gordon Miller
Tam
Colorado Democrat
Congress
Immigration Service
United States
Rogers
Hoang
Gordon
Viet Nam
Two Changes Dropped From Refugee Bill In Senate Draft
President Eisenhower urged 10 changes to speed refugee relief, but a Senate subcommittee omitting major proposals. The bill would raise admitted refugees to 224000 despite only about 23000 having entered, with omitted items including behind the Iron Curtain record requirements and using unused quotas for orphans worldwide. Other provisions would broaden refugee definitions and allow voluntary welfare or job and housing assurances, while dropping the travel document requirement.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate Judiciary
An Hower
Witnesses Baptize 900 in Los Angeles Pool
Nine hundred members of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society were baptized in a mass ceremony in Los Angeles on a Friday. The Jehovah's Witnesses continued a five day event with rallies at Wrigley Field and the Los Angeles Angels park, as 12 chartered buses and cars ferried members to a heated times pool. A doctor and nurses stood by during the immersion ceremony led by Rev. M. M. Johnson, with women outnumbering men two to one.
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Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
Jehover's Witnesses
Nwthe
Wrigley Field
Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles ‘Times Boys Club
M. M. Johnson
Braniff DC6 Grounded by Engine Trouble in Miami
Braniff International Airways DC6 with 62 passengers was grounded at Miami International Airport after one engine failed. The aircraft, en route from Dallas and Houston to Panama and Buenos Aires, was escorted by a Coast Guard plane to Miami for maintenance.
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Miami Fle
Braniff International Amway
Buenos Aires
Miami International Airport
Havana
Coast Guard
Miami
Branifé
Dallas
Houston
Panama
Six Story Plunge Injures San Francisco Man
A man identified as Peter Santina, about 45, of San Francisco, was critically injured early today after leaping from a sixth floor window at the Sheraton Russell Hotel on Park Avenue. He was rushed to Columbus Hospital. initial diagnosis was unavailable.
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Xohn Vri
Peter Santina
San Francisco
Sheraton Ruissell
Columbus Hospital
Sheraton Russell
Pasadena Pastor to Fill Pulpit for Rev Gabrielson
For the next two Sundays Rev Curtis Beach of Neighborhood Congregation Church Pasadena will preach at Bay Shore Community Congregational Church in Rev Milton Gabrielson's absence on vacation Beach serves as guest minister while Gabrielson is away. He sits on the Congregational Conference of Southern California and the Southwest board and chairs its Department of Christian Education.
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Curtis Beach
Neighborhood Congregation] Church
Pasadena
Bay Shore Community
Retail Sales Gain Over Previous Year
Washington report shows June retail sales estimated at 19.6 billion dollars, about 6 percent higher than June 1954. After seasonal adjustment and trading-day corrections, the total equals May levels per the preliminary estimate issued by the Committee Department.
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Washington (L
Ministers Say in Long Beach Pulpits
Long Beach churches present a dense program of sermons and talks across denominations. Noted speakers include Rev. Henry L. Griffin on God Taking the Initiative and Rev. B. Eugence Tanner at Calvary Church, with numerous sessions at Bethany, North Long Beach Church, and others.
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Long Beach
Photographers to Get, PP License Plates Next Year
Sacramento reports reporters and photographers will receive a special auto plate bearing PP in a shield next year. The plates were authorized in a will signed Friday by Knight. They will cost an extra 3 dollars to any regularly employed newspaper, reel or television photographer or cameraman.
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Sacramento
Knight
Cane Craman
Dinner Guests Invited In Suburban Newspaper Stunt
A full page ad in a suburban Morton Grove paper invited 22 people to a cocktail and dinner at the Gold Coast Hotel. Richard Fuhr, 26, head of a lambee company, placed the stunt ad to see who would respond and he paid the sizable bill for the party.
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Orchard
Gold Coast
Richard Fuhr
Lambee Company
Morton Grove
Fuhr
Lord Fermoy Dies at 70 After Declining American Offer
Lord Fermoy, former VP of FUNGS LINN, died Friday at age 70. He once turned down more than a million dollars offered by his American stepfather rather than become an American. His mother was Frances Work of New York.
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Fungs Linn
Sigan
Lord Fermoy
Frances Work
New York
Court Orders Adopted Girl to Appear in Religious Fight
In Dedham Massachusetts Probate Court Judge James F Reynalds ordered 4 year old Hildy McCoy to appear amid a religious adoption dispute. The Ellises Brookline Jewish couple hold custody since birth, while natural mother Marjorie Doherty Roman Catholic seeks to reclaim. an arrest warrant was issued for Ellis when he and the family missed a surrender date. A habeas corpus writ directs Sheriff Wragg to bring Hildy before the judge once Ellis is located.
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Dedham
Mass
James F_ Reynalds
Hildy McCoy
Hildy
Melvin. Ellis
Brookline
Marjorie
Ellises
Massachusetts
Marjorie McCoy Doherty
Hingham
Ellis
Wragg
Regents Allow Negro Enroll at Texas University
The University of Texas regents voted to admit Negroes to the university beginning in fall 1956, with earlier admission if space allows. They also ordered immediate graduate school access for qualified students regardless of color and directed admission of all qualified students to Texas Western College in El Paso.
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Austin
Texa
University For Texas Regents
Tom Sealy
Texas Western College
Uniersity of Texas
L Paso
Two Churches Combine for Vacation Bible School
Grace Methodist and Immanuel Baptist Churches announce a union vacation Bible school themed Personal and Group Relationships. Pastors Rev. Glende W Young and Rev. Merrill Jensen confirm July 22 as the start date with sessions for children ages 4 to 12.
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National Council of Chuvchos
Grace
Methodist and
Immanuel Baptist
Glande W, Young
Merrill Jensen
State Lawmaker Patterson Dies in San Francisco
Visalia state assemblyman Roscoe Patterson, a Republican, died today in San Francisco after a month in University of California Hospital. Funeral services arranged by Roy Brooks described a closing illness, with daily sessions at Grace Church Bard Street and Junipero Avenue.
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Visalia
Roscoe
Patterson
San Francisco
Roy Brooks
University of California Hospital
Gracefore
Brooks
Bard St
Junipero
Lewis IX. Davis
Grace
Paul A. Garrison
Immanuel Church
Imation
S. Zelsdorf
I S. Willis Stoner
Patsy Graves
Janet Propst
Missionaries to Preach at Lakewood Assembly of God
The Rev and Rev Fred O Seaward will speak Sunday at Lakewood Assembly of God Church in MacArthur school auditorium Centralia Street Woodruff Avenue Centralia. They will show slides on life Singapore and Hindu fire walking. Mrs Seaward born in China was exchanged as a prisoner of war in 1943.
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Fred O. Seaward
Singapore
Malaya
Lows
Lakewood
San Pedro
Southern California Bible College
Costa Meésa
Debbie
Pamela
Belmont Heights Church to Host Five Lectures Series
The Rev J Wesley Neal will lead five lectures for Belmont Heights Methodist Church beginning Sunday at 7 p m The talks cover religious thought and the four major world religions The invitation targets singles aged 23 to 35 urged to attend.
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J. Wesley Neal
Belmont P Heights
Belgian Congo Film Screened Sunday at Calvary Assembly
A film about the Belgian Congo and mission work in the jungle will be shown Sunday at 7 30 p m at Calvary Assembly of God Church 3000 Santa Fe Ave The speaker Rev Harold L Griffin who spent years in Africa directing mission stations will accompany the presentation
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Belgian ‘Congo
West Afeiez
Calvary
Assembly of God Church
Santa Fe Ave
Harold L. Griffin
Africa
Visalia politician longtime farmer and equity owner dies
He was a farmer and real estate owner in Visalia who represented the 35th District including Tulare and Kings Counties. Elected in 1954, he had left politics for years after three terms as a Tulare County supervisor. Survived by widow Josephine and son Limani of Jisatia.
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Visalia
Tulare
Kings Counties
Jusephine
Limani
Jisatia
Italy Fines Texas Cleric in Sign Row
In Rome, Cline R. Paden of Brownfield Texas was fined 3000 lire and given a suspended 10 day jail sentence for placing a sign on his church building, a move police had removed. Giacomo Rogapepe filed the appeal as part of a lengthy clash between Church of Christ in Italy and Italian authorities. The case followed a message from Rome Baptists praising Premier Segal and urging liberty for evangelical Christians.
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Rome
Church of Christ In
Italy
Cline R. Paden
Brownfield
Lusbecis
Texan
Paden
Giacomo Rogapepe
Church of Christ
Church In
the Baptists
Antonio Segal
Missionary Day Observed at Wrigley Heights Baptist
The Wrigley Heights Baptist Church at 3190 Magnolia Ave will mark Missionary Day with guest speakers. At 13:00 the Rev. Ed Larson, field secretary for the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Board, will preach in place of the vacationing pastor Rev. Ernest R. Johnson. At 7:30 p.m. Miss Virginia Bowen will share her Japan mission experiences.
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Leonard Booker
Robne J. Hubbard
Bethany Church
Arnold CG
Breitler
Calvary Church
Donald Benson
Genesis
Lillen
Norman Spurgeon MacPherson
Farwest Church
Malacini
Downey Ave
Gordon Palmer
Immanuel
Our Baptist World Mission
William C. Coles
University Shared
Chatwin Ave
Bowen
Wrigley Heights Baptist Church
Magnolia Ave
Spears
Ed Larso
Baptist Foreign Mission Board
Ernest R. Johnson
Virginia Bowen
Japan
Baptist Foreign 3S Sion Board
Education Assn Chief Heads National Teachers Group
John Lester Buford of Mount Vernon Illinois, 57, superintendent of schools, was elected president of the National Education Assn. on Friday. New directors named include Mrs. Hazel Slatichard.
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Chicago
John Lester Buford
Mount Vernon
National Education Assn
Hazel Slatichard
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Belgian Congo
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de L. Heath
Calvary Tabernacle
Brethren
Joseph L. Sargent
Charles Wwater Mayes
John Wibian
Bill Miles
Reuben Luther Ander Hy
Carl Lawson Crain
North Long Beach
Robert L. Pato Verde
Palo Verde
Lloyd Cummings
Parkcrest Church
Parkcrest St
James LeRoy Klds
Westside
Adriatic
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Chair Robes
Paul A. Collard
Alliance Tabernacle
Lemon Ave
Church OF the Brethren
Robert I
Bi Richards
A. Om
Ernest Beam
Lakewood Village
Charlemagne Ave
Arbor Red
Church OF God
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Albert 2. Kempin
Pine Avenue Church
Pine
Episcopal
Keith Albert Druley
Francis C. Benson Behliss
St. Luke’s Church
Arlie William Hoelscher
Woodruff Community Church
Woodruff Ave
Evangelivan United Brethren
Joseph A. Ryan
Burns Memorial
Temple Ave
Friends Divine Presence
HE. Mickelson
First Church
Rex Lloyd Sturtevant
Faith Church
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John the Apostle
Oscar Charles Mees
Martin
C. Olsen
Paul C. Wharton
Louis Frederick Mertz
Wardlow Ra
Virgil F. Bjerke
Our Saviour's Church
Christian Order of Life
Walter M. Fehner
St. John’s Church
John Herman Peters
St. Stephen's Church
Alfred
Otto Starvick
St. Timothy's’ S
Arbor Rd
Donald G. Bsehneviker
Gore
Willard A. Schurr
Atlantic Avenue
Richard V. Kendall
Belmont Heights
James Henry Hughes
California Heights Community Church
Roy Carl Mason
North
Long Beach Church
Oscar Charms
Colonial Tabernacle
Anaheim St
Presbyterian
Joseph Bachman
Otto Gruber
Los Angeles
Emmanuel Church
Sixth St
Termino Ave
Reuben Field
Robert, W. Dickerson
First Bible
E. 59Th St
Rock
Henry W. Coray
Linden Ave
San Antonio Dr
Studebaker Rd
Walter R. Link
Richard Gordon Irving
North Long Beach Community Church
Orange Ave
P. M. Aijlan
St John's Community Church
Mimeno Ave
Wendell W. Greenlee
Westminster Community Church
Pacific Ave
Salvation Army
Gilbere Nunther
Los Angele
Mt Street Meeting
Salvation Imeeting
St. Joan Lloyd
Howard Sloan
Long Beach Chapel
Seoeast Ave
Unitarian
Togen
Jack Alvin Kent
United Presbyterian
J. Nelson Warner
L. Ray Lash
St. and Long Beach
Fallh
Sarah N. Switzer
Louise C. Newman
Broadway
Rex B. Barr
Temple of Christian Comradeiship
Locust Ave
Leland Standing
Self Realization Fellowship Center
E. Ocean Blvd
Richard Minagh
Villa Riviera
Ami Rex B. Barr
Lone Beach
Vereransi Memorial
A.w
Kermit B. Halven
Church of Christian ‘Healing
Cherry Ave
Grace Methodist
Grace Church
Sandra
Sharon Stoner
W. A. Stoner
Richard Larsen
Herbert Larsen
Texas
Temple OF Spiritual Science
Peofle
Cherry
Speater
Chcle
Lela
Revival Center
Atlantic Ave
Serif
Cerritos Ebell
John Hefferlis
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Long Beech
First
Boston
Massachusettt
First Church OF Christ
Elm Avenue
A.mano & ‘ WM
StyLion Kfox
Monty Secord Church OF Christ
Scientist Cedar Avenue
Seventh Street
Third Church OF Christ
East Third
Fourth Church OF Christ
East Market Street
Batmant Theatre
Second Street
Suyiday
Werresday
Christian Scienile Society
New American Legion
Cornar Woodtult
Parkcrest Avenues
M. Weenear
Locust Aven
Eest Greedway
West Third
Woodrell Ava
Peck Avenue
Mottell’s
Mortuaries
Rolla Alford
Alford
California State Choral Conductors Guild
First Methodist Church
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