Born again figures spark debate in polls and faith
A Gallup poll finds one in three Americans claim born again religion, while a McCall's survey shows a majority of women identifying as born again. The piece explores whether rising numbers reflect term spread or genuine experience, noting evangelist Billy Graham and public figures influence.
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New York
Gallup
McCall’s
Garry Wills
Johns Hopkins University
Chuck Colson
Colson
National Opinion Research Center
America
Local Newspaper Masthead Listing Public Figures
The line shows the 1978 masthead with Siebenthaler Sr. President Frank R. Myers Publisher General Manager Jim Mills and Managing Editor for the Sunday edition dated April 30, 1978. It reflects the newsroom leadership and organizational roles of that issue.
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Frank R. Myers
Weicker resigns over Senate Ethics probe in Koreagate flare
Sen Lowell Weicker quits the Senate Ethics Committee amid frustration over the Koreagate affair and the panel’s slow probe into payments from South Korean businessman Park. He questions the extent of Senate corruption while Stevenson and others resist Webster-like digs, sparking calls for a firmer inquiry and debate over ERA boycott tactics.
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Senate Ethics Committee
Sen
Lowell Weicker
Senate
Tongsan Park
Weicker
Park
Adlai Stevenson
Veecker
T O Severson
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Defense
Melvin Laird
Stevenson
Senate Intelligence Committee
Ethics Committee
Mourning for Homer Mitchell Aviation Pioneer Remembered
An appreciation recalling Homer Mitchell once a local aviation pioneer and Ford garage manager. The writer reflects on their long friendship from the 1970s through his illness, noting Mitchell’s kindness, aviation stunts with Pappy Wedekinder, and steady correspondence until his death. He left a wife in care and is remembered with affection.
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Homer
George
Wedekinder
Bombadier
Mitchell Homer
Homer Mitchell
Ford
Windhietown News Journal Subscription Rates Notice
The Journal published daily in Broad at First ays Windhietown lists subscription rates for newsstands and home delivery. Rates include 20c for daily issues, 90c weekly home delivery, 25c Sunday, 15c daily motor route, and 3c Sunday for calendar month. mail USA 38 per year, outside USA 46.
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News Journal
Nuidivtown
Ota
USA
Hayakawa’s Panama vote sparks clash of values and duty
The essay extols Hayakawa’s campus stand against student unrest and recalls his Panama Canal treaty vote. It argues his stance signals post Vietnam hesitation, links U S timidity to global shifts, and warns of Soviet leverage if the canal accord stands. The piece emphasizes resilience of small states and warns of broader consequences abroad.
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San Francisco State College
St. Hayakawa
California
U.S
Berkeley
Harvard
Gutsu Hayakawa
Jimmy Carter
Hayakawa
Senate
Panama
Torrijos
Africa
Mediterranean
Europe
Cuba
Guantanamo Bay
Iran
U.S. Navy
Persian Gulf
Rhodesia
US State Department
Taiwan
Peking
Middle East
Edmund Wilson
Catholics as targets in popular culture criticism
A critic argues that Catholics face consistent mockery in American media from The Bells of St. Mary’s to Look ing for Mr. Goodbar and Saturday Night Fever. He blames a hostile culture and a passive Catholic subculture for not pushing back against anti-Catholic portrayals.
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St. Mary's
Bernadette
William Bendix
John Travolta
NAACP
Anti-Defamation League
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Middletown
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