Ex-wizard espouses harmony at revival center
Johnny Lee Clary, once a top Imperial Wizard in the Ku Klux Klan, confessed a long history of hatred and alcohol problems before converting to Christianity two years ago. He told about 75 people at Community Revival Center Church that he now travels the country to undo the messages of racism he preached for 17 years. He described two races in a moral sense and urged Christians to focus on heaven rather than skin color.
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Tim O'Keefe
Herald
Ku Klux Klan
Johnny Lee Clary
Clary
Community Revival Center
Montana Road
United States
KKK
Tulsa
Evangelistic Ministries
Heaven
Hell
del City
Okla
Wet show still run for crowd
Rain during the weekend reduced participation at four of six Ole Marais River Runs show. Roger Ward of the Over the Road Gang said 297 cars entered by Sunday afternoon, down about 60 from last year. He noted many planned entrants stayed away due to rain and competing Street Machine Nationals in Springfield, Missouri.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Ole Marais
Roger Ward
Over the Road Gang
Forest Park
Ward
Springfield
Ottawa teen wins country talent show and earns Nashville session
Kelley Bethell, 15, captured first place at the Country Talent Showcase in Ottawa, topping 17 contestants with Patsy Cline songs. She sang in a green dress, then earned a Nashville recording session and travel to Nashville, with season tickets and cash boosting top prize past 8000 dollars. Amanda McCurdy placed third with a Patty Loveless tune, while Alan Cunningham earned second for an original song and piano. Judges included industry figures from Airplay Fox-Fire and Stage West Productions.
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Ottawa
Williamsburg High School
Bethell
Patsy Cline
Cline
Amanda McCurdy
McCurdy
Patty Loveless
Alan Cunningham
Cunningham
Williamsburg
Nashville
Jason Hawkins
Airplay International
Fox-Fire Records
Travcomm Travel
Plains Label
Marc Haney
Fox-Fire
OMA
Wal-Mart
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt's
Lawrence
Jeniifer Foxx
Susan Thompson
Airplay
Fran Wagner
Stage West Productions
Kansas City
Bernie Glannon
Bernie Glannon Entertainment
County cuts OKs budget
Franklin County commissioners approved a 1993 budget of 43.731 mills after eliminating 2.2 mills for no fund warrants. The plan, lower than 1992’s 44.399 mills, funds bond and interest, road and bridge, and the general fund, with a sales tax question to appear on the November ballot. Charles Mavity and Gardner Hayden led the unanimous votes.
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Bill Tellier
Herald
Franklin County
Commission
Charles Mavity
Gardner Hayden
Wellsville Days Draws Crowds Despite Rain
Wellsville Days celebrated a weekend of carnival rides food crafts and good causes with organizers calling crowds excellent. An auction of four Elizabeth Grandma Layton drawings raised 27000 for local causes with 10000 for the library Friends 7000 for Boy Scouts and 6000 for the community center.
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Bill Tellier
Herald
Susan Layton
Ious
Wellsville
Elizabeth
French vote spurs summit in Europe unity drive
European leaders planned emergency meetings after French voters nearly rejected a treaty on European unity. President Mitterrand and Chancellor Kohl scheduled a hastily arranged summit in Paris to discuss making the European union push more open and democratic. British Prime Minister John Major signaled plans for a continued discussion.
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Paris
Francois Mitterrand
Helmut Kohl
Pans
John Major
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