Religious freedoms and church state debates across nations
AP Religion Writer surveys U S Supreme Court rulings on church state funding and the First Amendment. Notes evolving balance between religious liberty and government, with coverage of Cuba church life under Castro and Caribbean Catholic and Baptist viewpoints on church freedoms and priest safety.
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George W. Cornell
New York
United States
Thomas Jefferson
U.S. Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Congress
U.S
Jefferson
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Joyce Hill
United Methodist Missions
Bernando Ariztia
Santiago
Industry spokesman critiques new consumer protection bill
John A. Stuart of the National Association of Manufacturers warns that passage of the Consumer Protection Act of 1971 would federalize the consumer movement and harm both industry and consumers. He urges strengthening existing agencies like the FTC, mandatory product safety standards, and voluntary cooperative programs over creating new federal organs.
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Consumer
John A. Stuart
National Association of Manufacturers
Consumer Protection Agency
Office of
Consumer Affairs
Consumer Advisory Council
House Committee On Government Operations
Stuart
NAM
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Texans in Texas: Estes scandal and guarded prison journey
An Associated Press piece recounts the emergence of Billie Sol Estes from a West Texas creditors meeting and the national fallout. It traces Estes’ 15 year sentence for secured borrowing tied to nonexistent fertilizer tanks, the ensuing political and media reaction, and lingering questions about the financial entanglements and related figures like Shoemake and Cage.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Henry McCormick
Dallas News
Tommy Thompson
Amarillo Globe-Times
Billie Sol Estes
la Tuna
el Paso
Texas
Estes
West Texas
A. B. Shoemake
U.S. Trust and
Guaranty
Waco
Ben Jack Cage
Dallas
The Estes Case Contradicts Old Economic Notions
Major Hoople and others noted how Estes hemorrhaged cash to cover bad risks while claiming $30 million evaporated. Speculation of Swiss accounts proved unfounded. no single person profited. Farmers benefited from selling fertilizer at a loss, debt interest drained assets, and lenders may have been aware of ghost security. Estes claimed legitimate income of $5 million yearly from grain storage but received none. He returned every grain of wheat to the government, yet auditors found lenders shorted him $24 million. In the end Estes had $1.8 million to apply to $34 million in debts from 500 creditors. the government, trustee, and court took portions, while creditors recovered the rest. He lived lavishly despite economic limits.
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Estes
The Work of the Lord and Christian Service
A devotional urging believers to accept salvation as a gift and to serve God through good works. It cites Eph 2 8 10 Rom 6 23 and Col 1 10 emphasizing faith first then usefulness, rewards and accountability for every worker in Christ. It urges self examination and steadfast living.
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Christ
Calvary
God
Jesus Christ
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Night Watchman Casket Factory
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