Pastor Eats Goldfish To Boost Church Attendance
The Rev Carl Cook of North Alton General Baptist Church promised to eat a live goldfish when attendance hit 300. The litWe church, built for 10, now packs 201 on occasion, and Cook vows to reach 225 children riding buses before the next stunt. A parade of odd church tales follows, including audience growth and zany incentives.
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Shelton dies a former Johnson confidant in Miami
EDGAR GREER SHELTON a former vice president of the American Broadcasting Co and confidant of President LYNDON JOHNSON died Thursday in Miami of cancer at 52. He was president of the National Pollution Control Foundation, a private group aiding pollution fight efforts. Shelton recalled aiding Johnson’s Texas Senate campaign and noted the landslide margin that year.
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American Broadcasting Co
Lyndon Johnson
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National Pollution Control Foundation
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PRESS TELEGRAM FRIDAY PAL M8 VOLUME LXXXY
Publication snippet from a Friday issue showing a formatted page header with volume and section markers. The readable text includes volume designation and abbreviations likely denoting edition and page type, reflecting a historical newspaper’s masthead.
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U.S. threatens reply if Reds curb Indo fighting
The United States told North Vietnam that if it reduces warfare in Cambodia and withdraws troops there, Washington will respond promptly and positively. The State Department indicated minesweeping in North Vietnamese waters could resume and other friendly steps might follow if Hanoi complies with the Paris peace agreement.
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Jerry W Friedheim
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Gasoline shortage seen soon for U.S. motorists
United Press International reports a coming tight gasoline season as demand rises faster than production. Darrell M. Trent of the Office of Emergency Preparedness warns it will be difficult to meet fuel needs and independent stations face closures and reduced hours due to limited supply.
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Columbus
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