Church Assembly Seeks Greater Role For National Council
The National Council of Churches gathers in Philadelphia for a week to push local unity and lay ministry, with discussions on civil rights and future church influence. President Kennedy was to address the assembly in Constitution Hall, and the Roman Catholic Church plans to send observers.
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Robert M. Andrews
United Press International
General Assembly of the
National Council of Churches
Philadelphia
United States
America
Assembly
Kennedy
Constitution Hall
Eugenearson Blake
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Philadelphia Orchestra
Johnson's Possible Aides Include Walter Jenkins and George Reedy
A list of advisers and potential Johnson team members includes Walter Jenkins of Wichita Falls as longtime assistant, George B. Reedy as public relations chief, Arthur G. Perry a Europe-based aide, Elizabeth Carpenter a former news bureau head, and trusted aides like Mrs. Willy Day Taylor and Gerald W. Siegel. The roster also cites Roosevelt era friends such as Abe Fortas and Dean Acheson, plus business figures and Johnson supporters from the Kennedy era, with Harry McPherson Cyrus R. Vance Kenneth Be lien Solis Horwitz and Edward C. Welsh among others.
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Johnson
Walter Jenkins
Wichita Falls
Tex
George B. Reedy
Arthur G. Perry
Europe
Kennedy
Elizabeth Carpenter
Washington
Willy Day Taylor
Cameron
Gerald W. Siegel
The
Washington Post
Senate Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abe Fortas
Thomas G. Corcoran
Benjamin V. Cohen
James H. Rowe
Dean Acheson
Clark M. Clifford
Oscar Chapman
Eliot Janeway
Grace Tully
Donald C. Cook
American Electric Power Service Corp
New York
Securities and Exchange Commission
Senate
Cliff Carter
Texas
George Brown
Brown & Roct, Inc
Houston
Johnson Associates
Harry McPherson
Tyler
Army
Cyrus R. Vance
Kenneth E. Belieu
Navy
Solis Horwitz
Pentagon
Edward C. Welsh
National Aeronautics and Space Council
Lubbock Christmas Lighting Contest and Carol of Lights Open
The city launches its Home Christmas Lighting Contest and Texas Tech hosts the Carol of Lights this week. Downtown decor cost just over 20 000 dollars with trade in of 1958 decorations and new pieces from a Houston firm. City centers including Family Park Shopping Center and Piggly Wiggly Continental Super Market join in lighting efforts. Wind damaged a few stars and candles but most displays remain on track. President Kennedy's death delayed some plans and Family Park ornaments may finish by Sunday.
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Ing
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Richard Moseley
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
John A. Logan
Moseley
Houston
Family Park
4Th St
Logan
Cit
Main Street
Broadway
Mth Street
L and M
Texas Avenue
Monterey Center
Caprock Center
John F. Kennedy
Evacuation Ship May Become National Monument in England
Briefing notes from page one discuss preparedness near the Trans Baikal area by the Chinese border and Hong Kong reports on defenses along the Soviet border. England may designate a Dunkirk evacuation pleasure ship as a national monument.
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Trans- Baikal
Hong Kong
Liberpool
Dunkirk
England
Unity of Churches Seen by Archbishop Ramsey
Dr Michael Ramsey, the 100th archbishop of Canterbury, says Christendom will reunite but not in his lifetime. He notes doctrinal differences, Vatican changes in emphasis aiding unity, and talks of closer ties with Methodists and planned united churches in West Africa and Asia. He supports keeping Anglican liberty to revise worship within the established church.
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Godfrey Anderson
London
Michael] Ramsey
Canterbury
Christendom
Churches of
England
Rome
Ramsey
Anglican Congress
Toronto
Methodists
Church of England
West Africa
Asia
Crown
Cape Renamed to honor JFK at request of Mrs Kennedy
Mrs Kennedy urged renaming Cape Canaveral and the Florida space center after President John F Kennedy. President Johnson announced the change in his Thanksgiving address and spoke with Florida Governor Bryant to gain cooperation. Kennedy had visited the site recently to view moon flight work and Polaris missile activity.
No Visitors Sign Up At Connallys Parkland Hospital
Parkland Hospital kept no visitors posted in Gov. Connallys room after another surgery on his wounded forearm. Doctors said the bullet passed through his chest fracturing ribs collapsing a lung and causing massive bleeding. Connallys condition was improving slowly with round the clock nursing and chest tubes in place.
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Dallas
Parkland Hospital
John Connally
Kennedy
C. F. Gregory
Gov. Connally
Jack Ruby Feasts on Jail Thanksgiving Menu
Jack Ruby ate heartily at Dallas County Jail on Thanksgiving along with two other prisoners. The menu included cornbread dressing giblet gravy green beans potatoes and pumpkin pie. Ruby's sister Eva Grant and lawyer Tom Howard visited him briefly. sheriff Bill Decker noted limited visits and Ruby appeared in good shape.
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Dallas
UPI
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas County
Bill Decker
Ruby
Eva Grant
Tom Howard
Texas Prisoners Dig Through Floor to Escape Jail
Two young inmates escaped Denton County jail by digging through the floor with spoons. Police identified the fugitives as Donald Richerson 25 of Carrollton and John Price 19 of Fort Worth. Richerson faced forgery charges while Price was jailed on burglary charges.
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Denton
Denton County
Donald Richerson
Carrollton
John Price
Fort Worth
Richerson
Price
Man Loitering Turns Burglary Suspect After Coffee Offer
In Cincinnati Anna Bosse returned from church to find a man on her couch drinking beer and using the phone. He claimed to be fixing an argument with his wife and asked for coffee. After Bosse helped him, she gave 50 cents for bus fare and he stole 3.50 from her purse.
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Cincinnati
Anna Bosse
Argentine Firemen Scattered By Bomb Blast
In Avellaneda a bonfire lit for the Volunteer Fire Department's 66th anniversary exploded when a torch was applied. Deputy Chief Ramon Lovano Perez and six others were hospitalized. Ashes showed the woodpile had been booby-trapped with a hidden bomb. motive unknown.
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Avellaneda
Argentina
Ramon Lovano Perez
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