Merger Talks By 7 Churches Meet Obstacles
Cincinnati cabal reports talks among seven Protestant denominations on forming a United Church of Christ face obstacles. Key issues include local church autonomy, property title, and a New York court ruling blocking mergers. Plan envisions about 300 presbyteries and 60 conferences with a 1,200-delegate general council. Bishop Holt warned a Protestant church union is inevitable.
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United Church of Christ
Unity Council
Ivan Lee Holt
St. Louis
United Church
New York Supreme Court
General Council of the
Congregational Christian Church
Presbyterians of
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The
Presbyterians of the
U.S
Evangelical and Reformed Methodists
Disciples of Christ
International Association of Community Churches
Charles C. Merrill
Cambridge
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Commission On Interchurch Relations
Conference On Church Union
Howell D. Davis
Committee For Continuation of
Congregational Christian Churches
Evangelical and Reformed Church
New York Court
G. Bromley Oxnam
New York
Holt
Oxnam
World Council of Churches
United Church Presbytery
General Council
Miracle at Carville condensed tale in Reader's Digest
February issue presents a condensed 26 page account of Betty Martin discovering leprosy at nineteen. It follows life in an institution, a tender romance with a fellow victim, despair over the disease, and a final answered prayer as a dramatic tale of hope, tragedy, and triumph.
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Betty Martin
Reader’s Digest
Current Books
Haruna battleship to be sold for scrap in Japan
The 42,000 ton Haruna battleship, sunk off Hiroshima, will be raised late this month for salvage by a Japanese company. About 25,000 tons of scrap iron are expected, valued near $770,000. The ship, once a flagship of the imperial navy, was crippled in World War II after Captain Colin Kelly ordered his crew to parachute to safety.
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Japan
Haruna
Hiroshima
Kyodo
Colin Kelly
Kelly
America
Hens Urged to Leave Lights On Abrupt Switch Risk
Moscow Idaho University of Idaho specialists warn poultrymen not to turn lights off quickly in chicken houses. A dimming switch is recommended so hens have time to roost safely.
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Moscow
Ida
University of Idaho
Vandenberg Denies O Donnell Urged Use of A Bomb on China
General Vandenberg awards yet he is certain Major General Emmett O Donnell did not advocate immediate atomic attack on Communist China. He warns air force personnel to avoid misinterpretation in public remarks while Congress debates a gag-like order about officers speaking on military and foreign matters.
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Air Force
Emmett
Rosy) O’donnell
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Sneak Attack Protection West Air Defense Plans 11-State Drill
Maj. Gen. Hugo P. Rush directs the Western Air Defense Force based at Hamilton AFB to defend the 103rd meridian west through ten western states and parts of Texas. An 11 state drill begins Feb 1 testing radar networks ground observers and interceptor readiness to identify and destroy hostile aircraft.
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North Africa
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Hamilton Air Force Base
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Pacific Coast
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Oregon
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Avondale School Adds Wing with Major Renovations
Plain Township board awards Avondale School expansion and classroom upgrades totaling 204 840 dollars. Robert H. Evans Co. wins general contract at 140 500 dollars. electrical bid goes to W. W. Schaub Co. for 18 140 54. heating and plumbing awarded to J. H. Soehnsen Plumbing & Heating Co. of Louisville for 46 200 dollars. Additional bids from Canton firms reviewed. Construction hoped to start by spring. six new classrooms, clinic, toilets, storage and a principal’s suite planned.
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Avondale
Plain Township
Canton
Spring Electric Co
Frease Electric Co
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Man Who Originated Permanent Wave Dies
HARRINGTON PARK N J Jan 24 AP Charles Nessler credited with originat or of the permanent wave and inventor of false eyelashes is dead at 78 A native of Germany he came to this country from England in 1915 and opened a beauty salon in New York City Customers including Mrs Woodrow Wilson paid 120 for a permanent wave The price included a free lunch Nessler gave his first lecture on waving hair in 1905 based on damp hair curling theory.
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Harrington Park
N. J
Charles Nessler
Germany
Nessler
England
New York City
Woodrow Wilson
Volcanic Ash Hardens Over New Guinea Area
Sydney report from January 24 details a vast ash dump over Mt Lamington’s devastation zone in New Guinea. Australian officials fear about 3,000 dead, including 34 Europeans, with pumice ash piling up to form a rocklike crust over what was fertile jungle.
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Sydney
Australia
New Guinea
Mt. Lamington
Sydney Sun
Kiwanis hears Guntrup on American Indian history
L F Guntrup formerly with the U S Department of the Interior spoke to the Kiwanis Club at the Belden Hotel Tuesday noon. He traced the Indian's history from the founding peace among tribes by Hiawatha to current living conditions on reservations.
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L. F. Guntrup
U. S. Department of the Interior
Kiwanis Club
Belden Hotel
Hiawatha
Springfield High to implement compulsory fitness for seniors
The Springfield board of education approved a compulsory physical fitness program for high school senior boys who will be eligible for armed service after graduation. The plan aims to prepare students for military service with structured fitness requirements and testing.
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Springfield, O
Springfield Board of Education
Armed Services
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