Daly quits VOA post amid accusations of maladministration
John Charles Daly resigns as head of the Voice of America accusing Leonard Marks and USIA leadership of executive undercutting and maladministration in personnel transfers. Daly, 54, notes transfers during his overseas trip and pledges no post-resignation plans while deputy Richard Cushing set to act.
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Washington
John Charles Daly
Voice of America
Daly
Leonard Marks
United States Information Agency
Marks
VOA
U.S
Overseas Radio
Earl Warren
Johnson
USIA
Richard G. Cushing
Leonard Reed
Usia Press and Publications Service
NBC
John Chancellor
South Africa
CBS
White House
Franklin D Roosevelt
ABC
Rites For Famous, Unknown Held In N Y Cathedral
New York AP reports St Patrick’s Cathedral, opened 89 years ago, has long housed both famous and unknown figures in its history. The article recalls its construction, delays from the Civil War, and notable rites including Kennedy’s last public placement, Pope Paul VI’s visit, Spellman’s death, and MLK Jr memorial service. The altar canopy, statue of St Michael, and inscribed peace verse frame a legacy of sorrow and reverence.
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New York
Robert F. Kennedy
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Fifth
Madison Avenue
50Th
51St Streets
Midtown
Manhatan
John Hughes
St. Patrick's
Lower Manhattan
James Renwick
Paul VI
United States
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
St. Michael the Archangel
Christ
Local Professor Publishes Article in New Journal
Virgil B. Smith, assistant professor of sociology at Northeast Louisiana State College, has an article in Educational and Psychological Measurement spring issue. He shows adapting a data feeding form as a questionnaire for semantic differential research to improve machine reading accuracy. Smith joined the Northeast faculty in 1967 and holds degrees from Brigham Young University Utah and a social work certificate from the University of Utah.
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Northeast Louisiana State College
Virgil B. Smith
Professional
Smith
Lutheran Church Leader Dies After Illness in New Rochelle
The Rev. Dr. Franklin Clark Fry, head of the Lutheran Church in America with about three million members, died of cancer in New Rochelle Hospital at age 67. He resigned as president a week earlier due to failing health after leading since 1962. Fry, born in Bethlehem, Pa, son of Lutheran ministers, led church mergers and helped bring the Eastern Orthodox Church into the World Council of Churches. He spoke on racial issues in January about violence and ghettos. Survived by his widow Hilda Drews and three children, including two sons who are Lutheran ministers. He had received honors from Germany, Austria, and Korea for his humanitarian work.
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New Rochelle
N.Y
Franklin Clark Fry
Lutheran Church In
Fry
United Lutheran Church of America
Lutheran Church of America
World Council of Churches
Council
America
United States
Dr. Fry
Hamilton College
Clinton
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Philadephia
the Redeemer Church
Yonkers
Trinity Lutheran Church
Akron
Ohio
Lutheran World Relief Inc
Germany
American Relief For
Korea
Hilda Drews
Richard I. Press
Ann Arbor
Mich
Franklin Drewes Fry
York
Robert C. Fry
Pleasantville
Harriman and Vance Fly to Kennedy Funeral
Ambassadors Harriman and Vance, heads of the US Vietnam peace talks team, fly to New York for Senator Kennedy’s funeral. Talks in Paris recess until Wednesday. slow progress expected in late 1960s style dispatches as North Vietnam presses for battlefield gains.
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Paris
W. Averell Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Harriman
Vance
United States
U.S
North Vietnam
Leader In Poor People's Drive Seeks Authority
New York AP Bayard Rustin civil rights leader threatens to quit as coordinator of the June 19 Washington mass march unless he gains full authority over preparations. He cites delays contacting Ralph Abernathy and warns demagoguery and violence could derail civil liberties and human rights. Rustin says he has had a detailed agreement with Abernathy granting broad authority to organize the march and marshal 1,000 helpers. Hosea Williams notes Austin was asked only for public relations work.
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New York
Bayard Rustin
Washington
Rustin
Ralph D. Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Abernathy
SCLC
Hosea Williams
Austin
Southern Baptists To Hear Graham in Houston Session
Evangelist Billy Graham will address the Southern Baptist Convention at the final session of the four day meeting in Houston. The 11 million member group will consider resolutions urging renewed Christian witnessing and gun control, and opposing profanity on TV. Dr Lee Proter was elected second vice president, with Dr Criswell named president and Owen Cooper first vice president. Dr Clifton J Allen, Dr W Fred Kendall, and Dr Porter W Routh were re elected. The 1966 convention will meet in New Orleans with Rev Scott L Tatum named as main speaker. Mission reports highlighted global expansion with 22 new missionaries appointed to raise foreign mission strength to 2 570 across 69 countries.
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Houston
Tex
Billy Graham
Southern Baptist Convention
Dallas
Congress
Convention
Lee Proter
First Baptist Church
Bellaire
Wo A Criswell
First Baptist Church of
Owen Cooper
Yazoo
City
Miss
Clifton J Alien
W. Fred Kendall
Porter W Routh
Nashville
New Orleans
Scott L. Tatum
Broadmoor Baptist Church
Shreveport
Baker James Cauthen
Richmond
Foreign Mission Board
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Monroe, la
Fred Frentom
Hata Alia
Vo Nguyen Giap
Hanoi
South Vietnam
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Ethiopia
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South West Africa
Iran
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