Baptist Pastor Named To Education Position In Texas
The Texas Baptist General Convention named Rev. Dr. Wood con Armes, pastor of First Baptist Church in El Paso, secretary of the Christian Education Commission. He will assume duties Jan 1, succeeding retiring Dr. F. E. Jones. The body approved loans totaling 3.7 million dollars and named new leaders for several boards and departments.
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Louisiana Student Backs Communist Coalition Over Democracy
At the 13th National affairs conference at Texas A&M University Dan Borne of Thibodaux Louisiana argues a Communist coalition government would better serve Vietnam than democracy The discussion included views from Rodney Elkins of Louisiana and John McMurphy a political science student plus others with mixed stances on U S aid and withdrawal The event gathers 145 delegates from 50 schools and runs through Saturday
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Glowing report on Vietnam aid praised by UN delegate
Mrs. Eugenie Anderson, member of the U S delegation to the United Nations, told President Johnson she was impressed by the effort to develop Vietnam and its new nation. She praised the high caliber of American leaders in Vietnam and said she was heartened by progress.
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Fishermen Rescued After Tuna Boat Sinking Off Japan
A passing freighter rescued nine crewmen eight days after their 39 ton tuna boat sank 170 miles off the southern coast of Japan.
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Turnrow an hth TUNKEL By O C McBride
Dear Turnrow Tunkel, the writer notes antitrust talk about breaking up General Motors due to size, but questions breaking up the government instead. He jokes about Americans spending nearly a billion dollars on potato chips yearly and comments on farm prices, noting potatoes fetch a high value per ton.
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Gold Reserve Shrinks After Historic Bullion Shift
The U S Treasury moved 475 million in gold to a foreign sales fund, cutting the gold stock to 12.434 billion dollars the lowest since 1937. Legal requirements leave 1.98 billion in free gold as foreign holdings exceed 14 billion. Experts warn price or dollar devaluation may follow.
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Arkansas Democrats deny $5 party membership fee
Arkansas Democratic Party executive secretary J P Sonny Lybrand said Republicans falsely claimed a $5 membership was required to join and vote in primaries. He stressed no one pays to belong or vote as a member, noting the sustaining membership has long funded both parties.
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Fulbright Attacks Johnson Over Immoral Vietnam War
Sen J William Fulbright denounced the Vietnam conflict as immoral and unnecessary and mocked President Johnsons stance on dissent on the Senate floor He urged a Geneva peace or talks with the Viet Cong and faulted the administration for hampering communication with the enemy Two surgeons kidney transplant news from London cited a hit and run victim whose 13 year old life ended in tragedy The report notes the surgeon kept his name and hospital confidential.
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Three point five million servicemen receive pay hike approved
A $2.7 billion pay raise for 3.5 million service members cleared a House Senate conference and the Senate in about two hours. The agreement provides a 5.6 percent basic pay rise this year with further hikes in 1968 and 1969, plus monthly amounts from $5.10 to $123.60. The measure also aligns civilian raises for postal and white collar workers.
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Two Enlisted Men Die in Lemoore Naval Crash
Two 19 year old enlisted men James A Wood from Houston Texas and Robert L Jones from Colbert Oklahoma were killed when an aircraft fire exploded at Lemoore Naval Air Station California authorities said Friday.
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Pope Paul VI Appears Robust in Rome Pilgrimage
Pope Paul VI braved cold rain to pray before the Virgin Mary statue in Rome his first trip outside the Vatican in three months. The 70 year old pope looked strong and said his recovery should not delay his mission in the heart of Rome, as about 5000 spectators watched on the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
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