Cardinal Heads Official Warning on Priestly Celibacy
At Vatican City AP a top cardinal decried moves to allow priests to marry. He accused Dutch bishops and priests of liberal aims to erode papal authority and blamed national church bodies for pressuring Rome, warning the whole church against loosening celibacy.
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Vatican City
Vatican
L'Osservatore Romano
France
Jean Cardinal Danielou
Netherlands
Rome
Holland
Atlantic
Canada
United States
Inhole
Texas Diocese backs funding for militants in church program
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas, covering 57 Southeast Texas counties, voted to support militant group funding within the national church program amid opposition. Parishes like Saint John the Divine Houston that withheld their quotas could not influence next year’s grant spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Episcopal Diocese of
Texas
National Church
Saint John the Devine
Houston
St. John the Devine
South Bend
Ind
Acthen
United Methodist Church Plans 60th Anniversary Rites
Meadow Special notes the United Methodist Church marks its 60th anniversary with Sunday services at 10 30 a m. Dr D D Denison of Brownfield a former pastor preaches morning service Dr Jordan Grooms Brownfield district superintendent and Rev N S Daniel of Merkel lead afternoon rites Lunch will be served at noon Host pastor is Rev Kiel Quesenberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadow
United Methodist Church
J. W. Baughman
Brownfield
D. D. Denison
Jordan Grooms
N.S. Daniel
Merkel
Kiel Quesenberry
Bond posted in Lubbock shooting assault case
A Lubbock man Richard Green Jr., 40, posted $9,000 bond after being charged with assault with intent to murder in a noon Friday shooting. The victim Bec Grice, 27, of 191 E Broadway, listed in serious condition at Methodist Hospital with a bullet wound to the left side and ear. A .22 caliber pistol was recovered. Also noted: Rudy T. Garza of Corpus Christi named to SBA regional director post in Corpus Christi.
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Lubbock
Lubbock County
Richard Green Jr
Wayne LeCroy
Capri
Broadway
Bec Grice
Methodist Hospital
South Plains weather records show heavy snows and deep freezes
Weather data for 18 South Plains towns reports March snowstorms burying Lubbock at 11.7 inches, Brownfield logging 17 inches, and Lubbock reaching 106 degrees on June 21. A record low 28 degrees on Oct 13 marked one of the season’s early freezes, while winter highs and lows varied across towns with notable precipitation totals and extreme temperatures.
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Muleshoe
South Plains
Lubbock
Brownfield
thejrHub City
Plains
Dully Ave
Big Spring
al Foon
Hereford
Littlefield
SRO
AL Lockerville
Plaina Ro
Plainview
Testimony Heard In Assault Case
Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy heard testimony in the examining trial of Van H Dudley 24 of 4010 E Baylor St charged with statutory rape of his 7 year old stepdaughter The proceeding was adjourned before 5 pm Friday and set to reconvene at 2 pm Monday Dudley a maintenance employee for the Lubbock Independent School District was arrested Jan 16 and has been in county jail on a $10000 felony bond since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the
Wayne LeCroy
van H. Dudley
Pity or Pillory Debate in Protestant Circles
Protestant workers debate whether homosexuals deserve pity or censure as churches face changing attitudes. The discussion references writings by theologians and psychologists, noting tension between harsh traditional condemnations and softer religious responses. It highlights views from United Church of Christ contributors and scholars, urging church involvement to aid understanding and civil rights without altering core biblical norms.
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Bennet Bolton
New York
Philadelphia
Christian Medical Society
Pomeroy
United Church of Christ
Pilgrim Press
London
England
Helmut Thielicke
Thielicke
Lairty
Howard FE. Sprage
United Church Missionary Work
United States
Vocational Education Push Shapes Lubbock Growth
Lubbock leaders urge a full vocational technical school to train workers for industry, noting a skilled labor shortage hinders growth. Officials cite Latent need across smaller towns, airport and convention facilities, and civic centers as barriers to attracting plants, with Brandeis data placing Lubbock among 1970s boom areas.
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Bob Johnson
Oihher
Brandeis University
MOS
Lubbock
St. Clair
Grinnell, Inc
Litton Industries
Clark Hancock, Johnson, Gordon Mobile Homes
Levi
Rovers
Lutheran Church Urges Guided TV Use in Family Life
The American Lutheran Church with 2.5 million members urges parents to shape children’s TV diets. It backs a national citizens commission to curb violence and improve family programming, urges use of previews, and stresses parental guidance and critical viewing of commercials to prevent misconceptions.
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Louis Cassels
UPI
American Lutheran Church
Lutheran Commission
National Citizens Commission
Congress
Federal Communications ‘Commission
TV Guide
Saturday Review of Literature
Television, ‘Information Office
ALC Commission
Longevity Waits With Spraberry Pioneer Woman
Mrs Spraberry, a Spur area pioneer, recalls West Texas growth in grain markets and rail towns. She notes 1909 Spur town origins, Spur Post, Tap post office, and scarce doctors while praising Eisenhower and urging the current generation to slow down.
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Spur
Swenson
Jack Scoggins
iCap
Ball
Duck Creek
Georgia Leverett
Sweetwater
Ada Hamlin
Canyon
Spraberry
Post
Dickens-Garza County
Catfish
Tap
Watson School
Kalgary
Eisenhower
Mrs. Spraberry
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Okays
Black Economic Development Conference
James Foreman
Foreman
Bond
OBA
Swashington
Rudy T. Garza
Corpus Christi
Corpus Ust
Corpus Gnristl
meKice Ge
Javier Valdez
Mexico City
Wardell B. Pomeroy
New York City
Indiana University
Sex Research Institute
Carl F. H. Henry
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Henry
Westminister Press
Johnson Manufacturing Co
Johnson Manufacturing
Caterpillar Co
Lewis
Levi Strauss Co
Lutheran Church
Levies Hart Exports
Weir
ASCS
White River
West Texas
Anson
Jones Coun
Institute Commodity Credit Corp
Ollie
Duncan
Okla
Arthur
California
Floyd
N. M
Hub
Dimmitt
Dee
Artesia
Alton
43Rd St
Una Ward
Spur and
Oran
16Th St
First Unitarian Church
Quasar
Motorola
Royce
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