Moral Majority rises from Falwell movement in 1981
The article traces the origin of Moral Majority named by Paul Weyrich and popularized by Jerry Falwell. It details the group’s rapid growth, fundraising milestones, state influence, and its role in mobilizing conservative religion into politics, alongside critiques from peers and observers about its methods and impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg, Va
Paul Weyrich
Jerry Falwell
Godwin
Mississippi
Moral Majority
Arkansas
Michigan
Mark Siljander
David Stockman
Reagan
Alaska
Anchorage
GOP
Yvonne Alford
George Bush
Republic
Neuhaus
Weyrich
Falwell
Currier & Ives
Dean Kelly
National Council of Churches
Timothy Smith
Julius Hopkins
Arbitron
Moral Majority Report
America
H.L. Mencken
Clarence Darrow
Bernard Weisberger
John Killinger
Ivory Tower
Frederick County Vo-Tech students design Halloween display
Frederick County Vo-Tech Center marketing and distributive education students completed a 1 foot Halloween display with help from K and K Toys Claire Frock Inc and Wellers United Methodist Youth Group The project highlights student work in visual merchandising and the community supports seen at the Frederick Towne Mall and local retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vo- Tech Center
Brenda Bentz
Tina Smith
Donna Porter
Frederick County
K&k Toys
Frederick Towne Mall
Claire Frock Inc
Thurmont
Wellers United Methodist Youth Group
Vo-Tech Center
Donna Portner
Catoctin High School
Candy §. Bentz
Peace Corps Volunteers See Value and Challenge Abroad
Neil W. Ross recalls early idealism tempered by realism since Kennedy era while Peace Corps trainees train for New Guinea and the Philippines. Young volunteers like Michael Rice and Marc Weitzel weigh career tradeoffs, loneliness, language barriers, and the chance to gain field skills in fisheries, wildlife biology, and rural development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Kingstown
Neil W. Ross
Peace Corps
Ross
Dominican Republic
Kennedy
Camelot
John F. Kennedy
United States
Michael A. Rice
University of California At Irvine
New Guinea
Philippines
University of Rhode Island
Fisheries and Marine Technology Laboratory
Marc Weitzel
Colombia
Weitzel
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department
Stone
South Pacific
Rice
Charles G. Pierce
Warrensburg
Open cockpit Stearman returns to golden age flight in Colorado
Dan Wine, 43, of Ninot, flies a restored 1930 4-E Stearman Jr Speedmail at a private grass airfield north of Boulder. The two seat biplane, with 450 horsepower, can carry 1,000 pounds of air mail or two passengers, speeds to 168 mph and 500 mile range. Wine, a United Airlines captain, calls it the last of the hairy chested biplanes and recalls the era when open cockpit flying defined early US aviation.
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Boulder
Colo
Here
Dan Wine
Ninot
United Airlines
Stearman
Charles Lindbergh
U.S
Waco
Travelair
Stinson
Ryan
Fairchild
Wine
W. Keith Scott
Los Angeles
Scott
Mall Carburry
Fresno
Carburry
Bob Penney
Bradbury
Calif
Penney
Morgana Hill
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Procter & Gamble
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John Buenanan Jr
Alabama
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Coalition For Better Television
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