Clergy morale woes blamed on laymen study finds strain on ministers
A Gallup survey summarized by Louis Cassels shows 43 percent of Jewish rabbis 32 percent of Protestant ministers and 23 percent of Catholic priests have seriously considered leaving the ministry. Six in ten say religion is a waning influence as clergy cite declining attendance public indifference materialism and inability to engage congregants. Despite faith remaining strong nearly all clergy say they believe in God.
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Louis Cassels
UPI
America
Gallup Organization
24th body found in Feather River mass murder site
A 24th body was unearthed in peach orchard graves along the Feather River, raising the total to 24 in the spree. Sheriff Roy Whiteaker said the victim, fully clothed with back wounds, was found about 300 feet from the river as investigators probe additional submerged earth indentations. Juan V. Corona, 37, is jailed on ten killings with a June 16 preliminary hearing and mass murder charges.
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Yuba City
Calif
UPI
Feather River
America
Roy Whiteaker
Marysville
Juan V. Corona
Corona
Western Aerial Photos, Inc
Eugene W. Powell
Redwood City
San Francisco
Whiteaker
Powell
Westminster Campaign Opens With $1.6 Million Pledged
Westminster College kicks off a $5.5 million fund drive at New Castle Country Club. Robert E. Lauterbach reports $1.603 million already pledged, with $1.121 million from the college Board of Trustees. Dr. Carlson cites urgent need amid rising costs and competition.
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New Castle Country Club
Westminster
Lauterbach
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Earland I. Carlson
Clyde Whittaker
Cockerille
Whittaker
Universal Bundle Corp
New Castle
Dr. Carlson
Mortar Attacks Escalate Near DMZ Amid Heavy Fighting
North Vietnamese gunners bombarded allied outposts along the DMZ with the most concentrated mortar and rocket fire in months. Allied spokesmen report continued heavy combat around Fire Base 5 in the Central Highlands as air strikes and ground fire kill numerous enemy troops. Reports note casualties among ARVN and U.S. forces and detail a repatriation standoff over 13 prisoners.
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Saigon
Army of the Republic of (South) Vietnam
ARVN
Fuller
Cam Lo
U.S
Khe Sanh
Charlie 2
da Nang
Hanoi
International Red Cross
Two men held on murder charges in Ohio beating death
Butler Pennsylvania police report two men William K Furman of East Liverpool and Louis Barnes of Mars Pennsylvania were arrested on first degree murder warrants for the beating death of 41 year old Robert Thorn of Dixonville Ohio. Thorn died after being beaten with a concrete block in a parked lot in East Liverpool Ohio.
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Akron, Ohio
UPI
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Summit County Common Pleas
Evan J. Reed
Kenneth Lykens
Little Lorna Ritz
Lori Crowe
Lykens
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Joseph A. Yablonski
Ohio
Aubran W. Martin
Paul E. Gilly
Yablonskis
Clarksville
Martin
Gilly
Washington County
Burke named Superintendent of Parole Supervision
Joh J. Burke of Hershey has been named Superintendent of Parole Supervision for the state board of probation and parole.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Joh J. Burke
Hershey
State Board of Probation and Parole
Ford’s first car debut marks birth of a massive industry
In Detroit on June 4 1896 Henry Ford tested a quadricycle in the rain. The two cylinder vehicle had no reverse or brake and needed a break through to exit the workshop. Ford’s success led to the founding of Ford Motor Co seven years later as the company would expand into mass production.
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Jim Brady
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Ford Motor Co
Nixon receives welfare cousin letter from Cotati California
A California cousin of President Nixon, Kathy Timberlake, writes for help citing illness and low welfare payments. The White House confirms the existence of the relative but offers no comment. Another Milhous cousin, Phillip and Anna Milhous, also live on welfare in Grass Valley. Nixon says they are self sufficient.
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Calif
President Nixon
Kathy Timberlake
Edith Milhous Timberlake
California
Sonoma County
Mental Health Service
Santa Rosa
White House
Timberlake
Nixon
San Francisco Bay Area
Miss Timberlake
Phillip Milhous
Anna
Grass Valley
Milhous
Six killed when car hits freight train in Kansas
A car crashed into an unlighted crossing near Wichita killing six Kansas residents, including Sally S Barnsby and three youths. The impact knocked a boxcar off the track and wreckage spread for a mile. Authorities identified the victims.
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Wichita
Kan
UPI
Dan Maxey
Kansas
Sally S. Barnsby
Tammy
Christiana
Franklin D. Bedigrew
Toronto
Deborah K. Watts
Rose Hill
Randall L. Wells
Piedmont
Philadelphia School Board weighs ending all school sports
The Philadelphia School Board considers abolishing varsity and intramural sports to cut about 20 million from next year’s budget. Eliminating sports would save 2.7 million according to Superintendent Mark R. Shedd. Final decision expected at June 14 meeting.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Philadelphia School Board
Mark R. Shedd
PA man sails to LA in outrigger canoe from New York
Fritz T. Spandel of Whitehall, Pa., left New York May 20 on an outrigger canoe aiming for Los Angeles. Bad seas drove his craft ashore near Cuba last Friday. The Castro government reportedly would release him and the State Department planned to fly him home, but Spandel will not leave Cuba without his canoe.
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Spandel
Cuba
Lockheed seeks 250 million loan guarantee for L 1011 Tristar
A UPI report notes 122 plants in 22 states tied to Lockheed Aircraft Corporation stand to lose 645 million if the L 1011 Tristar project collapses. The supplier network spans coast to coast and could affect communities and congressional districts, reinforcing support for a 250 million loan guarantee to insure completion.
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Washington
UPI
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Airbus
Lockheed
Crumbling Palestinian Guerrillas Face Final Stand in Jordan
About 3,000 guerrillas, last of a once-strong Palestinian group in Jordan, warn of a last stand as King Hussein orders firm action. They suspect a crackdown and are cornered in Jerash Woods and Ajloun Hills, facing a 55,000-man Jordanian army.
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Beirut
UPI
Jordan
Hussein
Jerash Woods
Ajloun
Amman
Higdon court martial nears closing in Vietnam club bribe case
Testimony ended in the 21 day court martial of M. Sgt William E Higdon over alleged bribes and kickbacks while running a servicemen s club in Vietnam Col Kenneth Howard the presiding judge set a Monday conference and final arguments for Tuesday Defense witness Edward D Conley a former club custodian denied being paid to testify for Higdon
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Huntsville
Ala
UPI
William E. Higdon
Vietnam
Kenneth Howard
Edward D. Conley
Higdon
Pittsburgh Press Co. union talks make progress in contract talks
Pittsburgh press company, shut since May 14 by a printing employee strike, reports progress in negotiations with the Photoengravers Union as talks continue today. Printers union Local 7 stalled, adjourned with no progress. negotiations to resume next Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Pittsburgh Press Co
Photoengravers Union
Photoengravers
International Typographical Union Local 7
Hoffa Steps Down as Teamsters President
James R. Hoffa resigns as head of the Teamsters Union after four years in prison. Frank E. Fitzsimmons will lead the 2 million member union while Hoffa keeps two other labor posts and seeks parole. Hoffa's move aims to improve parole odds, though officials say control of the union may still affect his case.
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Washington
UPI
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Teamsters’ Executive Board
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Michigan Conference of Teamsters
Local 299
Michigan
Fitzsimmons
Children to share winnings from sweepstakes ticket
A California judge ruled that the two children of Simuel O. Hummons share in a $120000 Irish Sweep stake win. The stepmother keeps $80000, while Latanya Hummons and Jason Harmon Hummons receive $20000 each. The case hinges on a $1.50 unpaid share for the ticket.
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UPI
Dayton
Ohio
California
Superior Court
Victor E. Donatelli
Simuel O. Hummons
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Ruth Hammons
Linda Harmon Hummons
Jason
Latanya
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