Prayer in Schools Persists in Voluntary Form Across States
A nationwide AP survey finds schools like Fairfax County Virginia’s Woodson High using voluntary prayers and grace in lunch periods despite 1963 Supreme Court rulings banning mandatory religious exercises. Practices vary widely by district with some schools banning any prayer while others allow voluntary or nonsectarian observances.
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Washington
Woodson High School
Fairfax County
Virginia
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Fairfax
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Elihu Oshinsky
New York City
New York State
U.S. Circuit Court
Oshinsky
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Idaho
State Department of Education
Massachusetts
North Brookfield
State Supreme Court
North Brookfield High School
Martin
Harrison
Westchester County
Board of Education
Nevada
Asst. Supt
R. H. Manning
Prayer bills fade in Congress but Thurmond and Brockhill push anew
The article notes waning congressional action on prayer amendments with 58 House bills and one Senate bill this year, no hearings or floor votes, yet Rep Joel T. Broyhill and Sen Strom Thurmond plan to press constitutional amendments when Congress resumes. It also mentions Kennedy letters selling for about 1500 dollars, similar to Lincoln items.
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Congress
House
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Joel T. Broyhill
R-Va
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Army Pfc Marty assigned to border patrol duty in West Germany
Private First Class Randall L. Marty, 21, son of Leon E. Marty of Albany, is stationed with the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment in West Germany near Fulda. He serves on continuous surveillance missions along the East West German border, after enlisting in 1965 and training at Fort Knox. Marty is a 1962 Albany High and 1964 Madison Vocational graduate and former bank employee.
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Army
Randall L. Marty
Leon E. Marty
Albany
14Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
West Germany
Marty
East-West Germany
14Th
Armored Cavalry Regiment
Fulda
Germany
Fort Knox
Albany High School
Madison Vocational and Technical Schools
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Monroe
Army Pvt Norman Gempeler Assigned Teletype Operator
Army Pvt Norman L. Gempeler son of Mr and Mrs Robert N Gempeler Route 1 Albany was assigned Dec 6 to Headquarters Taunus District Germany as a teletype operator Gempeler entered the Army in June 1965 and completed basic training
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Army
Norman L. Gempeler
Robert N. Gempeler
Albany
Taunus District
Germany
Gempeler
Soldier from Albany High School trains at Fort Knox
A 21 year old soldier trained at Fort Knox Kentucky and was last stationed at Fort Gordon Georgia. He attended Albany High School.
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Fort Knox
Fort Gordon
Albany High School
Private McKenna Assigned to 568th Engineer in Germany
Army Pvt. Joseph M McKenna son of Mrs Kathryn McKenna of Brodhead was assigned to the 568th Engineer Company in Germany near Hanau on December 1. He entered the Army in June 1965 and completed basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky. His last duty station was Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.
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Germany
Joseph M. McKenna
Katheryn McKenna
Brodhead
568Th
McKenna
Hanau
Army
Fort Knox
Fort Leonard Wood
Classified ads bring together buyers and sellers for meetings
A compact notice notes that classified ads connect people seeking to meet buyers renters or sellers with a nine month modified ad fee and streamlined placement. The item emphasizes practical matching of interested parties through simple listings.
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Yuletide
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NEW York Life Insurance Company
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NEW York Life Insurance CO
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