Public Platform Strategy in Sermon Delivery Notes
A reminiscence about a Ft Wayne church meeting and marriage, then a critique of sermons. Advice promotes narrative sermons using Good Samaritan examples, up-to-date cases, animated gestures, humor from QUOTE Magazine, and a strong emotional peroration. The note encourages sending for Dr Crane’s booklet with payment.
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Cora
Wayne Street
Ft. Wayne
Young People’s Society
Chicago
Detweiler
Robert Schuller
Texas energy council urges deregulation of oil and gas prices
The Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council, including top state officials, passed a resolution favoring deregulation of oil and natural gas prices. Governor Bill Clements backed the substitute proposal by Attorney General Mark White, urging federal action to boost domestic energy production and reduce regulatory barriers. The group also debated nuclear waste siting in Texas, a severance tax on uranium, and biomass energy projects with $1 million slated for agri-fuels demonstrations and research opportunities.
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Austin
Texas
Carter
Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council
Mark White
Bill Clements
Congress
Reagan Brown
Brown
Ag-Fuels
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Clements backs five percent gas cuts and policy stakes
Gov. Bill Clements endorsed a U.S. Energy Department call for Texans to cut gasoline use by five percent and outlined plans for a first quarter 1980 target. He floated voluntary and mandatory approaches and warned against a federal gas tax hike while signaling potential state tax shifts. He also noted a study of low level radioactive waste at Todd Shipyard near Galveston and discussed a proposed offshore tanker port contingent on firm oil company contracts.
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Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
U.S. Department of Energy
Clements
Todd
Pelican Island
Galveston
Defection of Democrats seen as shallow victory
In Dallas AP reports, Democratic County Chairman Joe Devany calls 21 defections to the GOP a shallow victory. Eight of the switchers were already out or resigned for supporting GOP candidates. Republicans welcome current and former precinct chairs, led by Duffield Smith, who cites Conservativ e traditions. Smith links party loyalty rules to the switch, while Devany ridicules the move as desperation. New Republicans include Ed Drake Betty McDonald John Baxter and Steve Condos.
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Dallas
Joe Devany
Duffield Smith
Republican Party
Jimmy Carter
Edward Kennedy
Jerry Brown
Smith
Betty McDonald
John Connally
John Baxter
Don Byrd
Steve Condos
Dolph Briscoe
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Devaney
Ed Drake
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Washington
General Internal Medicine
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W. 4Th
Odessa, Tex
Beltone
Beltone Hearing Aid Service
Odessa, Texas
Magnavox
Wodel
WIT Electro
Ekaney
Soumo
Touchtune TV
NDASH
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