Churches See Mission In Automation
The United Church of Christ examines automation's impact on worship and work. A 27 minute film shows an automated service and job losses at 6,400 churches. Dr Parker says leadership is needed as unions clergy and managers face displacement. A national study conference is planned in Pittsburgh this November.
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New York
The
United Church of Christ
Dr. Parker
Parker
United Church
Mission Board
Council For Christian Social Action
Everett C. Parker
Church
Office of Communication
Kennedy
National Council of Churches
Pittsburgh
Pay Television Wins Round in 10 Year Legal Battle
The U S Court of Appeals in Ashington allows the FCC to permit one station to test pay television for three years, possibly heading to the Supreme Court. The Hartford pay TV experiment is challenged by Connecticut theater owners who fear competition and claim public interest.
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U.S. Court of Appeals
Ashington
Federal Communications Commission
Supreme Court
Commission
Connecticut
Hartford
TVV
Washington Daily News
When Should a Person Retire From Farming and Work
The piece weighs on retirement age and the dairy of farming life. It questions mandatory sixty five retirements and considers farmers who sell their farms for city life or winter cottages. It notes the lure of rest but the discipline of work feels missed by retirees. It ends with nostalgia for farming days and a sense of longing.
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Jane
Partner
Birds and weather shape a lakeside diary entry
A late April note describes fluctuating temperatures from heat to a returning furnace wind off the lake. The writer contemplates blooming shrubs, potential frost, and elm disease affecting orioles. They marvel at tree symmetry, observe orioles and a returning pheasant, and praise bird study for children with a recommended field guide. A friend journalist named Jane discusses projects and plans to keep active rather than retire.
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Jane
Modern Etiquette on Correspondence Cards
A Q and A on etiquette notes. Correspondence cards are in good taste for short informal notes and are increasingly used by both men and women. They should be reserved for informal correspondence only.
Loneliness Tied to Barriers Instead of Bridges
A reflection notes that people feel lonely when they build walls around themselves rather than bridges to connect with others. It suggests openness fosters connection and reduces isolation.
The Wind as a Guide in Birds and Flight
Peter Scott reflects from his Gloucestershire studio on March 20 1957. He details a window view of a vast bird crowd at the Wildfowl Trust estate, noting both exotic and native species and the crucial role of wind in flight, navigation, and gliding.
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Gloucestershire
Vale of Berkel
Brazil
Barrow
Iceland
North America
Hawaii
Siam
Severn Estuary
Cotswolds
Peter Scott
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Ini
Catherine Barnes
Jamestown
John Rolfe
Catherine
Rolfe
Lee
Minger
Canada
P. A. Taverner
Anne Ashbeey
Bird Haven
England
Eltz
Mosel
Germany
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