Stock-Taking Day For Church Presents Uneasy World View
Washington report notes Pentecost 1957 reflections on foreign missions. Despite global Christian growth, leaders worry over declines in share of world faith, rising Asian and African nationalism, and the need to empower native churches. East Asian Christian Conference forms to shift evangelism to local leadership.
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East Asian Christian Conference
Union Board May Let Beck Out July 7
Washington sources say the Teamsters executive board will seek Beck’s resignation at its July 11 meeting in Los Angeles. If he refuses, a leave of absence until his term ends could be proposed. Meany warned Beck must be removed to avoid AFL-CIO action.
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Roy Cohn Seeks Quiet Life After Controversy
Roy Marcus Cohn, once a boy wonder of the Army McCarthy hearings, says he now prefers a peaceful life. At 27, he is a full partner at Curran Mahoney Cohn Stim on Broadway, with diverse business interests and a calm office near the West Side docks.
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Senate
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West Side Docks
Quotes From The News Highlighted By Global Fragments
The piece collects quotes from diverse readers including Myron Apel Gilbert and Warren Hair after release by Hungary. Louis Girard urges his brother William in a Japan manslaughter case that lawyers in Washington act with full authority. Senator Kennedy comments on Republican challengers and the appeal of Ike amid upcoming elections.
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Graham And Crusaders Aid Baby Christians
New York crowds at the Billy Graham Madison Square Garden drive average 604 converts nightly in the first three weeks. Newly won believers form two processions and are counseled in the basement with guidance on Bible reading prayer and church attendance. Anglican Rev Joseph Blinco and Rev Place lead brief prayers and growth tips, saying most converts blossom into faith within months.
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London
New Railroader Keeps Hand On Push-Button
New York June 8 Peter Smith is an ordinary man with power at the hump tower in Buffalo. He operates a push button system that directs rail cars along the classification yard. Across the country railroads are adopting electronic and mechanical devices to modernize and defend against competition. Major systems include push button wards, centralized traffic control and remote line supervision as rail networks expand and upgrade.
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Peter Smith
Pete
New York Central
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HES US Giesel
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Penn Station
New Haven
Soviets Free Japanese Fishermen After Release
Twenty seven Japanese fishermen captured by Soviet forces while off Sakhalin were released and returned to Hokkaido on Friday. They and their crew had been seized last month on charges of alleged violations of Soviet territorial waters.
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