Christian Church Sees Unity Gains Amid Denominational Turmoil
Leaders of America's largest native church report signs that the unity push is winning on a basic level. They cite an upsurge of adherents and renewed momentum after earlier denominational battles, reflecting a shift in the church's national cohesion.
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Louisville, Ky
America
Presbyterians urged to push church integration at national meeting
Gov Linwood Holton of Virginia told a 5000 member Presbyterian gathering in Atlanta that the church remains among America’s most segregated institutions. Other Southern governors echoed the call for active integration and youth involvement in evangelism and church reform.
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Linwood Holton
Virginia
America
Holton
U.S
Church
Christ
Askew
Dale Fiers
Indianapolis
Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Louisville
Convention Center
James M. Moody
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Christian University
Jesus
National Evangelistic Association
Hitch Hiking genes After Defective Cells
U S Public Health Service reports a potential step toward cure for diseases like diabetes Mongolism cystic fibrosis and PKU using hitchhiking genes. Defective galactosemia cells in vitro were altered by a virus carrying a corrective gene once carried by bacteria, signaling possible future cancer and heart disease implications.
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Frank Carey
Washington
U.S. Public Health Service
National Institute of Mental Health
NIMH
Nature
Coed Sues Vassar Over Marijuana Supposedly Hurting Grades
Nancy Graber of West Hempstead filed a 91 million suit in State Supreme Court claiming marijuana parties in her Vassar College dorm room caused her to flunk out. She alleges the roommate was a focal point for campus drug use and says attempts to change rooms and complaints to the dean yielded no remedy.
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Mineola
N.Y
Vassar College
Nancy Graber
West Hempstead
State Supreme Court
Vassar
Miss Graber
Adelph University
Coed
Apollo 16 Crew Tests Moonship
Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke conducted an eight hour altitude chamber test of the lunar module at Cape Kennedy. The session simulated spaceflight at 200000 feet as part of a series preparing the lunar mission scheduled for March.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
John Young
Charles Duke
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